Thirty-seven projects totaling $15.4 million in overall cost and $6.8 million in state funds have been selected for funding under the Kansas Department of Transportation’s 2013 KLINK resurfacing program.
The following projects in northwest Kansas were accepted:
* Hays: U.S. Highway 183 from 13th Street to 18th Street, $200,000
* Russell: U.S. Highway 40 from the U.S. Highway 281 junction to the east city limits, $200,000.
* Colby: U.S. Highway 24 from Franklin Avenue to the east city limits, $200,000.
According to KDOT Secretary Deb Miller, through the Local Partnership Program, the state’s participation in the cost of the project is 75 percent for cities with a population of less than 10,000 or 50 percent for cities with a population of 10,000 or greater, up to a maximum of $200,000.