Kansas set to start work on new transportation plan
Kansas is poised to complete its 10-year transportation program with nearly $60 million in the new state budget that will allow the highway department...
Amtrak cuts back Southwest Chief service
Amtrak is scaling back Southwest Chief train service starting in October in response to falling ridership stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.
The Southwest Chief now...
House proposal puts $102 million into roads
The bank of KDOT may soon be open for deposits.
After years of diverting millions of dollars from the Kansas Department of Transportation to other...
Kansas tears down ‘Bank of KDOT’
Gov. Laura Kelly signed a new budget Wednesday that brings an end to the "irresponsible practice" of using hundreds of millions of dollars in...
Heartland Flyer operating rail costs could fall to states
Plans to extend Amtrak's Heartland Flyer rail service from Oklahoma to Kansas will likely require the state to share in the operating costs if...
State can’t limit how long trains block crossings, appeals court rules
For the first time in more than 100 years, a court has ruled that Kansas law can't be used to limit how long trains...
Senate approves bill expanding tolling on Kansas highways
The Kansas Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that for the first time could expand tolling beyond the Kansas Turnpike.
The bill, backed by Gov....
Lawmakers work toward restoring money to KDOT
There’s a move underway at the Kansas Capitol to restore money to the highway department that was diverted from transportation to schools several years...
State puts $4.5 million back into local roads
The state highway department is putting $4.5 million back into local road projects that had been trimmed because of unpredictable funding.
Gov. Jeff Colyer on...
Kansas explores new road for highway funding
The days of paying gas taxes at the pump may eventually be as passé as using a landline to place a phone call.
States across...
