The Kansas Department of Transportation and the Drive to Zero Coalition have announced results of the first year of the Safety Corridor Pilot Program.  The program was created to decrease fatalities and serious injuries on four highway corridors by implementing proven safety countermeasures, such as increasing the presence of state and local law enforcement.

The safety corridors are on stretches of I-135, U.S. 83/50, U.S. Highway 69 and U.S. Highway 24, with each spanning 10 to 35 miles of Kansas highway. The safety corridors are clearly marked with yellow “Safety Corridor/Increased Enforcement” signage.

Between October 2023 and June 2024, state and local law enforcement worked nearly 1,300 hours in the safety corridors. Nearly 2,600 contacts were made with the traveling public and the results ranged from warnings to citations. The most common citation was speeding more than 10 mph over the posted speed limit.

Colonel Erik Smith, superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol, said in a press release, “An increased presence on and near the four designated safety corridors deters dangerous driving behaviors that cause an increased risk for crashes.”