KDOT Utility Permit System (KUPS)

Thank you for your interest in the KDOT Utility Permit System (KUPS). Here are answers to frequently asked questions.

What is the KDOT Utility Permit System (KUPS)?

The KDOT Utility Permit System (KUPS) serves utility providers and Kansas residents with an online portal to electronically submit utility installation requests that reside within Kansas highway right of ways.

What are the basic benefits of the KUPS System?

The Kansas Department of Transportation’s Highway Use of Right of Way Permit process has been migrated online to the KUPS System. This web-based service provides utility providers and Kansas residents with a more user-friendly and streamlined system that workflows and tracks utility installation and facility maintenance requests on Kansas right of ways across the state.

What activities will the KUPS System support for permit petitioners?

The ability to create a personalized account to submit and review utility permit requests online

The capacity to submit all required permit request information online, including GIS map markup of install start and endpoints, emergency contact information, description of work, geometric details related to each utility service type, plan sets and drawings, traffic control studies, certificates of insurance and signature authorization

Automated informational email alerts on the status and actions taken in response to a permit request

Online access to view a workflow of the status and progress of a permit from submission to approval

Is there an internet browser that works best when using the KUPS System?

The KDOT Utility Permit System site delivers to users a paper-free electronic process experience that is optimized in the Chrome browser and is available 24/7 on the world wide web.