Governor Kelly announced earlier in the week that 36 Kansas cities will receive a combined total of $23 million to improve highways and intersections as apart of the Kansas Dept. of Transportation’s City Connecting Link Improvement Program, or CCLIP.
Highway Infrastructure Program funds coming to Kansas enabled this round of CCLIP funds to increase from $18 million to $23 million for use in 2022 through 2024. A City Connecting Link is any routing of the State Highway System located within the corporate limits of a city.
Demand for CCLIP funding was high with cities having dealt with the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. KDOT received received 61 applications requesting $37 million in funding toward $47 million in total construction.
Under the CCLIP, a city is required to contribute up to 25% of the project cost based on its population. Cities under 2,500 residents are not required to provide a match.
CCLIP projects are divided into three categories:
- Surface Preservation – SP Projects involve maintenance work such as resurfacing and are funded up to $300,000 per project
- Pavement Restoration – PR projects are funded up to $1 million and usually involve full-depth pavement replacement without changes to the overall geometric characteristics and may also address drainage issues
- Geometric Improvement – GI projects address geometric issues such as adding turn lanes, improving intersections or modifying the lane configuration and are funded up to $1 million per project.
