Highway Safety Improvement Program - High Risk Rural Roads Program
Forecasted
Kansas Department of Transportation's Highway Safety Improvement Program funds data-driven safety enhancements on rural roads with high crash risks.
Funder: Kansas Department of Transportation
Due Dates (Anticipated): November 2026 (application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Typical awards cover low-cost safety improvements; federal and local cost share required; project budgets must be rounded to the nearest $1,000.
Summary: Supports safety enhancements on Kansas rural roads with high crash rates through targeted, cost-effective improvements.
Key Information: Applicants must have a Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) in place or completed to be eligible.
Description
This program, administered by the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT), provides federal-aid funding to improve safety and reduce crash rates on rural roads across Kansas. The focus is on rural routes—major or minor collectors and local roads—where crash rates for fatalities and incapacitating injuries exceed, or may soon exceed, the statewide average for similar road types. Funding supports targeted, low-cost countermeasures such as pavement markings, rumble strips, tree removal, improved signage, and upgrades to roadside barriers (e.g., guardrails, culvert headwalls). Both site-specific and corridor-wide (systemic) projects are eligible, provided they address safety risks substantiated by crash data or systemic risk factors.
