“Kansas’ local bridges are critical to connecting communities and to economic opportunities,” Kelly said. “These projects increase infrastructure stability and safety across the state by enabling needed bridge maintenance, repair, and replacement.”
Combined with matching funds from the awarded cities and counties, the total project value is over $45.2 million. By reshaping the local bridge programs to take advantage of the BIL, KDOT more than doubled its annual funding as part of the existing Eisenhower Legacy Transportation Program (IKE).
There are more than 19,000 bridges on local road systems across Kansas. And nearly 5,000 of those bridges need updates for today’s standards.
“Local bridges play an important role in moving people and goods through our state,” Reed said. “With IKE, we have been able to increase the investment in local bridges and provide opportunities to improve these vital connections for our communities.”
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KDOT is awarding $20.45 million through the Off-System Bridge program in fiscal year 2026 to fund 21 projects across the state. About $19.8 million will be awarded by KDOT through the Kansas Local Bridge Improvement Program in fiscal year 2025. The funds will go to 19 bridge replacement projects, and an additional four bridges will be permanently removed from local systems.
