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KDOT presents roughly $1.5 billion FY26 capital plan, highlights modernization and preservation programs
Summary
Kyle briefed the committee that the Kansas Department of Transportation’s FY26 capital request is about $1.5 billion (an increase of approximately $633.9M) and includes programs for preservation, expansion, modernization, salt storage upgrades and local construction partnerships.
Kyle told the Joint Committee the Kansas Department of Transportation’s capital improvements request for FY26 is sizable — roughly $1.5 billion — reflecting an increase of about $633.9 million above the approved level. He said the agency’s FY27 request is estimated near $840.2 million and walked members through new projects (surplus-building replacement, Great Bend construction office, wash buildings), multi-year programs (modernization, preservation, expansion) and recurring rehab-and-repair needs.
Kyle described a statewide subarea modernization program to update equipment bases and vehicle shops, a salt-storage upgrade program that seeks chemical storage buildings with a minimum capacity of 1,000 tons, reroofing and electrical-shop modernizations, and local-construction allocations that partner with cities and counties on resurfacing and connectivity projects. He noted that construction-year totals can vary widely depending on which projects are started or when bonds are issued and that bond proceeds are accounted for in the debt-service portion of the budget.
Committee members asked staff to provide counts and additional detail on the number of buildings in subarea modernization, the rationale for building surplus storage rather than leasing, and the timing of surplus-property sales. Kyle said he would follow up with the agency on those specifics.
