News and Announcements

News Releases - 2023

KDOT requesting comments on STIP amendment (12/21/23)

Governor announces more than $8M for SS4A program (12/20/23)

Havenstein celebrates 35 years of service at KDOT (12/19/23)

KDOT employees celebrate service anniversaries (12/19/23)

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over - Spanish Translation Available (12/13/23)

Governor Kelly Announces Heartland Flyer Passenger Rail Expansion (12/8/23)

Open discussion and planning are core to Older Drivers Safety Awareness Week - Spanish Translation Available (12/4/23)

KDOT announces approved November bids (11/30/23)

Governor announces over $12M for fall Cost Share projects (11/28/23)

Governor announces $5M to expand high-speed internet access (11/27/23)

Governor Kelly to Make Transportation Funding Announcement (11/27/23)

Governor announces nearly $1.5M in SS4A federal grants (11/21/23)

Buckle up: Recipe for a happy Thanksgiving Spanish Translation Available (11/20/23)

KDOT employees celebrate service anniversaries (11/17/23)

Efforts of emergency personnel highlighted during Crash Responder Safety Week, Nov. 13-17 (11/9/23)

KDOT announces approved October bids (11/6/23)

Kansas Mobility Week encourages multimodal transportation choices (11/2/23)

KDOT continues to contend with staffing shortages;highway snow, ice removal could be impacted (11/1/23)

KDOT sets online meetings for input on projects to address extreme weather, natural hazards (10/30/23)

Safety first in vehicles: Buckle up, phone down (Spanish translation included) (10/24/23)

KDOT requesting comments on STIP amendment (10/19/23)

KDOT employees celebrate service anniversaries (10/18/23)

KDOT Safe Routes to School program accepting applications for 2023-2024 school year (10/17/23)

KDOT to host virtual Local Consult meeting Oct. 24 (10/16/23)

Motorists encouraged to be on the lookout for deer (10/11/23)

Governor announces $47M in federal funds for two rail projects (10/3/23)

2023 Fly Kansas Air Tour schedule announced (10/2/23)

KDOT announces approved September bids (9/29/23)

Governor announces $350M in highway projects added to IKE Construction Pipeline (9/28/23)

KDOT’s 2023 Local Consult meetings scheduled across Kansas in October (9/28/23)

Stories show why traffic safety must be priority (9/26/23)

KDOT requesting comments on STIP amendment (9/22/23)

Governor announces launch of Build Kansas Fund (9/19/23)

KDOT employees celebrate service anniversaries (9/18/23)

Expect increased traffic enforcement on Safety Corridors (Spanish translation included) (9/14/23)

Governor Kelly announces 27 cities to receive $22M for CCLIP projects (9/13/23)

Child Passenger Safety Week reminds parents and caregivers to keep kids safe (9/12/23)

KDOT to host 2023 Local Consult meetings (9/8/23)

KDOT announces approved August bids (9/6/23)

Governor announces $42.3M for 35 KLBIP, OSB bridge projects (8/31/23)

KDOT requesting comments on STIP amendment (8/24/23)

KDOT accepting applications for Innovative Technology Program (8/23/23)

KDOT to host Active Transportation Summit in McPherson Sept. 20 to 22 (8/21/23)

New Kansas Bicycle Map now available (8/17/23)

KDOT employees celebrate service anniversaries (8/16/23)

KDOT’s Cost Share Program applications being accepted (8/15/23)

KDOT requesting comment on draft 2024 STIP (8/10/23)

KanDrive web address updated (8/10/23)

KDOT stopping work on U.S. 69 Crawford County Corridor western alignment; starting new corridor study later this year  (8/9/23)

Drive sober or get pulled over (Spanish translation included) (8/9/23)

KDOT announces approved July bids (8/1/23)

Governor Kelly proclaims Rural Road Safety Awareness Week  (7/14/23)

KDOT employees celebrate service anniversaries  (7/14/23)

KDOT announces call for projects for Rail Service Improvement Program  (7/13/23)

Safety Corridor Pilot Program focuses on saving lives (Spanish translation included) (7/5/23)

KDOT, law enforcement urge drivers to slow down (6/30/23)

Governor breaks ground on De Soto road project near Panasonic (6/29/23)

KDOT announces approved June bids (6/29/23)

KDOT, KHP and KTA remind drivers: Drive responsibly this Independence Day (Spanish translation included) (6/26/23)

KDOT employees celebrate service anniversaries (6/23/23)

KDOT requesting comments on STIP amendment (6/22/23)

Governor Kelly Appoints Calvin Reed as Secretary of Transportation  (6/21/23)

KDOT launches Drive To Zero Crash Data Dashboard  (6/21/23)

Governor announces near $43M awarded to develop high-speed internet infrastructure  (6/16/23)

Officials welcome new K-14 realignment in Reno, Rice counties  (6/14/23)

MAGIC camp shows girls new career opportunities  (6/12/23)

KDOT announces approved May bids  (6/7/23)

Governor announces more than $11M for Cost Share projects  (6/6/23)

Governor Kelly Announces More Than $8.8M for Rural Road Safety Improvements  (5/24/23)

KDOT employees celebrate service anniversaries  (5/17/23)

KDOT urges motorists to save lives, money by buckling up  (5/12/23)

KDOT announces approved April bids  (5/5/23)

KDOT hosts May 10 webinar on applications for Safe Streets and Roads for All grants  (5/5/23)

KDOT’s Active Transportation Plan focuses on increasing alternate ways to travel  (5/4/23)

KDOT reminds drivers: Motorcycle safety is everyone’s responsibility  (4/28/23)

KDOT requesting comments on STIP amendment  (4/20/23)

KDOT employees celebrate service anniversaries  (4/19/23)

Go Orange for National Work Zone Awareness Week  (4/18/23)

Drivers need to lower speed in work zones all the time  (4/17/23)

New 2023-2024 Kansas transportation maps available  (4/11/23)

Impaired driving is illegal Spanish version included  (4/10/23)

KDOT announces Call for Projects for EV infrastructure  (4/6/23)

KDOT announces approved March bids  (4/4/23)

Make a difference – Adopt a highway  (3/30/23)

KDOT announces aviation art contest winners  (3/29/23)

KDOT, law enforcement remind drivers: U Drive. U Text. U Pay.  (3/28/23)

KDOT employees celebrate service anniversaries  (3/20/23)

Kansas aviation information available on KDOT website  (3/15/23)

Plan for a sober driver this St. Patrick’s Day with Spanish translation  (3/10/23)

Governor announces $5M for SLRIF rail projects  (2/28/23)

KDOT announces approved February bids  (2/27/23)

KDOT employees celebrate service anniversaries  (2/21/23)

KDOT’s Cost Share Program applications being accepted  (2/20/23)

Officials break ground on U.S. 69 Express project  (2/16/23)

KDOT requesting comments on STIP amendment  (2/16/23)

Governor announces $11M for 66 KAIP projects  (2/15/23)

Aviation Day at the Capitol set for Feb. 16  (2/15/23)

Governor announces $5 million in SS4A transportation grant program  (2/9/23)

Commit to sober driving for Super Bowl activities  Spanish translated (2/9/23)

Every life saved is a success  Spanish translated (2/1/23)

Fulghum named KDOT Chief of Fiscal Services   (1/30/23)

KDOT announces approved January bids   (1/26/23)

I-70 reopened at Hays   (1/19/23)

KDOT employees celebrate service anniversaries   (1/19/23)

KanDrive, 511 see significant increases in usage   (1/12/23)

KDOT announces approved December bids   (1/9/23)