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Commissioners warn KDOT proposal to transfer exit‑ramp maintenance could create long‑term costs
Summary
County officials said Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) signaled it will stop maintaining some interstate exit ramps and adjacent right‑of‑way; commissioners and public‑works staff said the transfer of operational responsibility—without adequate funding—poses safety and fiscal risks.
Dickinson County officials flagged a state proposal that would leave the county responsible for maintenance and snow removal on certain interstate exit ramps and adjacent right‑of‑way.
Public‑works director Lauren Tandy Hill summarized conversations with KDOT, saying the agency indicated it would no longer maintain some ramp areas. “They're not gonna clear up snow. They're not gonna put salt down. They're not going to make improvements on some of it,” Hill said in…
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