Appropriations panel backs Francis proviso to delay a KC‑area highway project and shift funds to rural districts
The House Appropriations Committee approved a proviso directing KDOT to delay a not‑yet‑let $130–150 million Kansas City‑area preservation/expansion project scheduled to begin in 2028, reallocating $50 million each to District 6 (Southwest Kansas) and District 4 (Southeast Kansas) and splitting remaining savings between North Central and Northwest Kansas for shoulders and passing lanes.
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Representative Scott Francis persuaded the House Appropriations Committee to adopt a transportation proviso aimed at directing the Kansas Department of Transportation to rebalance investments after members argued metropolitan areas have received a disproportionate share of modernization and expansion work.
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