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Highway patrol details Salina reconfiguration, headquarters move to Curtis building; dispatch center funded
Summary
The Kansas Highway Patrol told the Joint Committee on State Building Construction it will relocate its general headquarters to the Curtis State Office Building, build a new central dispatch in west Salina and pursue a consolidated Salina campus in partnership with KSU Salina. The committee recommended the agency's five‑year capital plan.
The Joint Committee on State Building Construction on Nov. 18 reviewed and recommended the Kansas Highway Patrol's (KHP) five‑year capital improvement plan, which includes a funded new central dispatch facility and planned relocations of troop facilities and the training academy in Salina.
Merle Bridal, chief of staff for the Kansas Highway Patrol, told the committee the agency manages more than 100 facilities statewide and is prioritizing a small set of major projects in FY‑26 and beyond. The committee approved $24 million from federal ARPA interest funds already appropriated for a new, highly technical dispatch…
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