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The resolution gives the state legislature appropriations power over the state road fund, which is now under the control of the Transportation Department. Because it’s a proposed constitutional amendment, it must be approved by voters to go into effect.

The Kansas Department of Transportation is slated to remove the century-old bur oak tree, which is located at the southwest corner of 119th Street and U.S. 69, to make room for the 69Express toll lane project.

The Tarkio Republican recently became chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Graves says he's talked with Gov. Mike Parson about steering federal money to widen portions of Interstate 70.

The six-lane U.S. Highway 71 separated Kansas City's predominantly-Black neighborhoods from downtown. A $5 million federal grant will study what can be done to reconnect those communities and improve pedestrian safety at intersections.

Roughly $9 billion in federal funding has been allocated for Missouri's infrastructure needs. The director of the state's Department of Transportation explains where that money is going.

As a penalty for ignoring federal safety laws, Missouri has diverted millions of dollars in road construction funds to safety programs. But critics say the state's open container policies make roads more dangerous.

The Overland Park City Council voted 10-2 on Monday to approve a joint proposal with the Kansas Department of Transportation to build express toll lanes going both directions on a busy stretch of U.S. 69 Highway.

Traffic jams have plagued U.S. Highway 69 in Overland Park for decades. Now, the Kansas Department of Transportation proposes adding express lanes, with drivers paying a toll for access to the faster route.

Johnson County drivers could pay $1.75 during peak times and 65 cents during non-peak times under an expansion plan that would add an express toll lane in each direction.

U.S. 69 is one of Kansas' most congested highways and traffic volume is predicted to grow in coming years as Overland Park continues to expand.

Last week, Gov. Laura Kelly made her state’s children the first in the country sent home for the rest of the school year. This weekend, she took…

Segment 1: "Our infrastructure isn't an asset, it's a liability," said architect Dennis Strait.In recent years many cities, including our own, have become…