Chautauqua County and Labette County are just two of several counties receiving funds as part of the Kansas Local Bridge Improvement Program.

The program, reinstated in 2019, assists cities and counties by providing up to $150,000 toward the replacement or rehabilitation of a bridge on the local roadway system. In total, 27 counties and 3 cities received aid, with individual costs ranging from $150,000 to $2.4 million. There were 68 applications in total, from 61 local public agencies.

The program targets bridges 20-50 feet in length and with a daily vehicle count of less than 100. There are approximately 19,000 bridges on Kansas’ local road systems. About 20 percent of those bridges are in poor condition or unable to meet today’s weight and vehicle requirements.

A full map, showing which counties and cities received aid, is included with this story.