Kansas Highway Patrol officials will be asking legislators for a new troop headquarters in Wichita because they say the current facility is not big enough to handle operations.

They’ll have help from state Rep. Steve Brunk, a Bel Aire Republican who says Troop F desperately needs a new building.

The Wichita Eagle reports the Patrol hopes to build the headquarters on state-owned land for a little more than $4 million, and that it will be big enough to be shared by other state agencies.

The current 60-by-65-foot building has an unsecured reception area and isn’t big enough to hold training sessions or full staff meetings.

Brunk says he’ll try to find ways to finance the project, even though tight budget challenges await the Legislature next year.