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Volume 42 - Issue 29 - July 20, 2023

State of Kansas

Department of Transportation

Notice of Call for Projects

The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is announcing a call for projects to be submitted to the state’s Rail Service Improvement Program. An estimated $10 million in funding is available to award projects that enhance safety, promote economic efficiency, and sustainability to the state’s rail network.

This Call for Projects opens July 13, 2023, and closes September 1, 2023. Awards are expected to be announced in the spring of 2024. Applicants are required to provide a 30% match of total project cost. There are no minimum or maximum project award amounts. A link to the application can be found on KDOT’s website https://www.ksdot.gov/bureaus/burRail/rail/default.asp.

Qualified entities include any Surface Transportation board certified Class II or Class III railroad, as defined in 49 C.F.R. § 1201.1-1(a), a port authority established in accordance with Kansas laws, any entity meeting the rules and regulations established by K.S.A. 75-5050, or any owner or lessee industry track, as defined in 49 C.F.R. § 218.93, located on or adjacent to a Class II or Class III railroad in the state of Kansas.

For more information on program details and guideline, contact Michael Espinoza, Freight and Rail Program Manager at 785-296-3228 or Michael.Espinoza@ks.gov.

Greg Schieber
State Transportation Engineer
Acting Secretary

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