 TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas Department of Transportation report says 96.7 percent of interstate highways in the state were ranked as good in the fiscal year ending in July.
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas Department of Transportation report says 96.7 percent of interstate highways in the state were ranked as good in the fiscal year ending in July.
The report was released on Friday. The department evaluates the state’s 10,000-mile highway system annually and gives ratings based on scores of surface roughness and distress.
The Topeka Capital-Journal has previously reported that 97.7 percent of interstate highways in Kansas were ranked as good in 2015.
Friday’s report says 91.7 percent of non-interstate highways in the state were found to be in good condition last fiscal year.
The agency says it has targets of 85 percent good for interstate highways and 80 percent good for non-interstate highways.
Kansas Contractors Association executive vice president Bob Totten says the report didn’t take into account consequences of recent postponement of funds for maintenance and construction projects in response to budget issues.
