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{{Short description|US state government agency}}
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{{Infobox government agency
{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name = Kansas Department of Transportation
| logo = KSDoT logo.png
| logo = KSDoT logo.png
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| headquarters = Eisenhower St. Office Bldg.<br>700 SW Harrison St,<br>[[Topeka, Kansas]] 66603
| jurisdiction = [[Kansas]]
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| employees = 2,515 (FY17)
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| headquarters = 700 S.W. Harrison Street, [[Topeka, Kansas]]
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| employees = 2,916.5 (FY12)
| budget = $1.6 billion (FY12)
| budget = $1.6 billion (FY12)
| chief1_name = [[Mike King (Kansas politician)|Mike King]]
| chief1_name = Julie Lorenz
| chief1_position = Secretary of Transportation
| chief1_position = Secretary of Transportation
| chief2_name = Jerry Younger
| chief2_name = Burt Morey
| chief2_position = Deputy Secretary and State Transportation Engineer
| chief2_position = State Transportation Engineer
| parent_agency = State of Kansas
| website = {{URL|www.ksdot.org}}
| website = {{URL|www.ksdot.org}}
| footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ksdot.org/Execstaff.asp|title=KDOT Executive Staff|website=KSDOT.org|publisher=Kansas Department of Transportation|accessdate=2009-04-03}}</ref>
| footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ksdot.org/Execstaff.asp|title=KDOT Executive Staff|website=KSDOT.org|publisher=Kansas Department of Transportation|access-date=2009-04-03}}</ref>
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The '''Kansas Department of Transportation''' ('''KDOT''') is a state government organization in charge of maintaining public roadways of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Kansas]].
The '''Kansas Department of Transportation''' ('''KDOT''') is a state government organization in charge of maintaining public roadways of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Kansas]].

==Funding issues==
{{expand section|date=July 2016}}
Since 2012, over $2 billion has been diverted from its coffers to the Kansas general fund and state agencies, earning it the nickname "the bank of KDOT", and jeopardizing the agency's ability to maintain roads in the state.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2016/06/30/sam_brownback_s_funding_plan_for_kansas_is_bad_news_for_roads.html
|title=Kansas’ Insane Right-Wing Experiment Is About to Destroy Its Roads
|first=Henry
|last=Grabar
|publisher=Slate (blog)
|date=June 30, 2016}}</ref>


==Organization==
==Organization==
[[File:KDOT.svg|thumb|KDOT's previous logo]]
[[File:KDOT.svg|thumb|KDOT's previous logo]]
* Secretary of Transportation
* Secretary of Transportation
** Deputy Secretary of Transportation and State Transportation Engineer
** Deputy Secretary of Transportation
**State Transportation Engineer
*** Planning and Development Division
*** Planning and Development Division
*** Aviation Division
*** Aviation Division
*** Engineering and Design Division
*** Engineering and Design Division
*** Operations Division
*** Operations Division
**** District 1 – [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksdot.org:9080/divoperat/district1.asp|title=Kansas Department of Transportation: District 1 Information|date=2007-12-10|accessdate=2011-11-06|website=KSDOT.org|publisher=Kansas Department of Transportation}}</ref>
**** District 1 – [[Topeka, Kansas|Topeka]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksdot.org:9080/divoperat/district1.asp|title=Kansas Department of Transportation: District 1 Information|date=2007-12-10|access-date=2011-11-06|website=KSDOT.org|publisher=Kansas Department of Transportation|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204200524/http://www.ksdot.org:9080/divoperat/district1.asp|archive-date=2011-12-04}}</ref>
**** District 2 – [[Salina, Kansas|Salina]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksdot.org:9080/divoperat/district2.asp|title=Kansas Department of Transportation: District 2 Information|date=2009|accessdate=2011-11-06|website=KSDOT.org|publisher=Kansas Department of Transportation}}</ref>
**** District 2 – [[Salina, Kansas|Salina]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksdot.org:9080/divoperat/district2.asp|title=Kansas Department of Transportation: District 2 Information|date=2009|access-date=2011-11-06|website=KSDOT.org|publisher=Kansas Department of Transportation|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206113553/http://www.ksdot.org:9080/divoperat/district2.asp|archive-date=2011-12-06}}</ref>
**** District 3 – [[Norton, Kansas|Norton]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksdot.org:9080/divoperat/district3.asp|title=Kansas Department of Transportation: District 3 Information|date=2009-05-17|accessdate=2011-11-06|website=KSDOT.org|publisher=Kansas Department of Transportation}}</ref>
**** District 3 – [[Norton, Kansas|Norton]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksdot.org:9080/divoperat/district3.asp|title=Kansas Department of Transportation: District 3 Information|date=2009-05-17|access-date=2011-11-06|website=KSDOT.org|publisher=Kansas Department of Transportation|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206113448/http://www.ksdot.org:9080/divoperat/district3.asp|archive-date=2011-12-06}}</ref>
**** District 4 – [[Chanute, Kansas|Chanute]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksdot.org:9080/divoperat/district4.asp|title=Kansas Department of Transportation: District 4 Information|date=2009|accessdate=2011-11-06|website=KSDOT.org|publisher=Kansas Department of Transportation}}</ref>
**** District 4 – [[Chanute, Kansas|Chanute]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksdot.org:9080/divoperat/district4.asp|title=Kansas Department of Transportation: District 4 Information|date=2009|access-date=2011-11-06|website=KSDOT.org|publisher=Kansas Department of Transportation|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111204194337/http://www.ksdot.org:9080/divoperat/district4.asp|archive-date=2011-12-04}}</ref>
**** District 5 – [[Hutchinson, Kansas|Hutchinson]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksdot.org:9080/divoperat/district5.asp|title=Kansas Department of Transportation: District 5 Information|date=2009-07-06|accessdate=2011-11-06|website=KSDOT.org|publisher=Kansas Department of Transportation}}</ref>
**** District 5 – [[Hutchinson, Kansas|Hutchinson]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksdot.org:9080/divoperat/district5.asp|title=Kansas Department of Transportation: District 5 Information|date=2009-07-06|access-date=2011-11-06|website=KSDOT.org|publisher=Kansas Department of Transportation|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206113838/http://www.ksdot.org:9080/divoperat/district5.asp|archive-date=2011-12-06}}</ref>
**** District 6 – [[Garden City, Kansas|Garden City]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksdot.org:9080/divoperat/district6.asp|title=Kansas Department of Transportation: District 6 Information|date=2009|accessdate=2011-11-06|website=KSDOT.org|publisher=Kansas Department of Transportation}}</ref>
**** District 6 – [[Garden City, Kansas|Garden City]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksdot.org:9080/divoperat/district6.asp|title=Kansas Department of Transportation: District 6 Information|date=2009|access-date=2011-11-06|website=KSDOT.org|publisher=Kansas Department of Transportation|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129050406/http://www.ksdot.org:9080/divoperat/district6.asp|archive-date=2011-11-29}}</ref>
** Deputy Secretary of Transportation for Finance and Administration
** Deputy Secretary of Transportation for Finance and Administration
*** Finance Division
*** Finance Division
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|www.ksdot.org}}
* {{Official website|www.ksdot.org}}
*[http://cdm16884.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/collection/p16884coll1/searchterm/L20-1/field/identi/mode/exact/conn/and/order/govern/ad/desc Kansas Department of Transportation Annual Reports (KGI Online Library)]
*[https://cdm16884.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16884coll10/search/searchterm/T1-1/field/identi/mode/exact/conn/and/order/year/ad/asc Kansas Department of Transportation Annual Reports (KGI Online Library)]
*[http://cdm16884.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/collection/p16884coll10/searchterm/T1-3/field/identi/mode/exact/conn/and/order/govern/ad/desc Kansas Department of Transportation News Releases, 1999-present (KGI Online Library)]
*[https://cdm16884.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16884coll10/search/searchterm/T1-3/field/identi/mode/exact/conn/and/order/year/ad/asc Kansas Department of Transportation News Releases, 1999-present (KGI Online Library)]
*[https://cdm16884.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16884coll10 Other Kansas Department of Transportation publications available at KGI Online Library]
*[https://cdm16884.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16884coll1/id/801 Early history of State Highway Commission of Kansas from KGI Online Library]


{{Kansas Cabinet}}
{{Kansas Cabinet}}
{{U.S. State Departments of Transportation}}
{{U.S. State Departments of Transportation}}


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[[Category:State agencies of Kansas|Transportation]]
[[Category:State agencies of Kansas|Transportation]]
[[Category:State departments of transportation of the United States]]
[[Category:State departments of transportation of the United States]]
[[Category:Transportation in Kansas]]
[[Category:Transportation in Kansas]]



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Latest revision as of 15:57, 9 June 2024

Kansas Department of Transportation
Agency overview
HeadquartersEisenhower St. Office Bldg.
700 SW Harrison St,
Topeka, Kansas 66603
Employees2,515 (FY17)
Annual budget$1.6 billion (FY12)
Agency executives
  • Julie Lorenz, Secretary of Transportation
  • Burt Morey, State Transportation Engineer
Websitewww.ksdot.org
Footnotes
[1]

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is a state government organization in charge of maintaining public roadways of the U.S. state of Kansas.

Funding issues

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Since 2012, over $2 billion has been diverted from its coffers to the Kansas general fund and state agencies, earning it the nickname "the bank of KDOT", and jeopardizing the agency's ability to maintain roads in the state.[2]

Organization

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KDOT's previous logo
  • Secretary of Transportation
    • Deputy Secretary of Transportation
    • State Transportation Engineer
    • Deputy Secretary of Transportation for Finance and Administration
      • Finance Division
      • Administration Division
    • Special Assistant to the Secretary and Director of Public Affairs
    • Chief Counsel
    • Inspector General

References

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  1. ^ "KDOT Executive Staff". KSDOT.org. Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 3, 2009.
  2. ^ Grabar, Henry (June 30, 2016). "Kansas' Insane Right-Wing Experiment Is About to Destroy Its Roads". Slate (blog).
  3. ^ "Kansas Department of Transportation: District 1 Information". KSDOT.org. Kansas Department of Transportation. December 10, 2007. Archived from the original on December 4, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  4. ^ "Kansas Department of Transportation: District 2 Information". KSDOT.org. Kansas Department of Transportation. 2009. Archived from the original on December 6, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  5. ^ "Kansas Department of Transportation: District 3 Information". KSDOT.org. Kansas Department of Transportation. May 17, 2009. Archived from the original on December 6, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  6. ^ "Kansas Department of Transportation: District 4 Information". KSDOT.org. Kansas Department of Transportation. 2009. Archived from the original on December 4, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  7. ^ "Kansas Department of Transportation: District 5 Information". KSDOT.org. Kansas Department of Transportation. July 6, 2009. Archived from the original on December 6, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
  8. ^ "Kansas Department of Transportation: District 6 Information". KSDOT.org. Kansas Department of Transportation. 2009. Archived from the original on November 29, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
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