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Title:

RURAL TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE PRESERVATION IN KANSAS: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

Accession Number:

00942465

Record Type:

Component

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Abstract:

Rural transportation infrastructure, owned and maintained largely by local governments, has a unique role in the mobility of the United States. Local transportation infrastructure is maintained mostly by property taxes. Federal assistance for local governments for rural infrastructure preservation is minimal. Cities and counties across the state of Kansas have an enormous task in maintaining their roads and bridges: 90% of the roads and 80% of the bridges in the state are their direct responsibility. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, between 1990 and 2000, 59 of the 105 counties in Kansas lost population, some as much as 14%. Adequate funding for transportation infrastructure is the biggest concern in the counties where population is decreasing, followed by maintenance and rehabilitation issues. Some counties with falling population have experienced a decrease in travel in terms of average daily vehicle miles traveled. However, truck travel increased in some counties, which resulted in deteriorated pavements. Very little data exist to assess highway and bridge maintenance needs. An asset management system for the counties would be ideal to assess current and future needs. Rural transportation infrastructure development should be part of regional plans for economic development. Although the number of structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges is higher on the county roads than on the city or state routes, no separate funding exists for local bridges in Kansas. More federal assistance in this area is also urgently needed.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1819, Volume 1, Eighth International Conference on Low-Volume Roads 2003.

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Hossain, M
Romanoschi, Stefan A
Emig, L W

Pagination:

p. 30-38

Publication Date:

2003

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1819
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

Conference:

Eighth International Conference on Low-Volume Roads

Location: Reno, Nevada
Date: 2003-6-22 to 2003-6-25
Sponsors: Federal Highway Administration; US Forest Service; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; US Bureau of Indian Affairs; University of Nevada, Reno; Costa Rica University; Nevada Department of Transportation; and Transportation Research Board.

ISBN:

0309077486

Features:

Figures (5) ; References (7) ; Tables (5)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Population decline

Geographic Terms:

Kansas

Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Bridges and other structures; Economics; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

May 7 2003 12:00AM