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A new survey by the Kansas Department of Transportation aims to identify statewide bicycling and pedestrian needs. Click here to take the survey Becky Pepper, KDOT bicycle pedestrian coordinator, said Kansans can weigh in on a plan to enhance bicycle and pedestrian paths. “The survey will help us better understand how to use limited resources for bicycling and pedestrian facilities in Kansas,” Pepper said.  Survey respondents will be asked how they use and value bicycling and walking facilities and policies and whether changes are needed.

UPDATE: Naturalist Jim Mason, upon further examination, says the cliff swallows are long gone.  These are house sparrows. He says they are " ...opportunistically using the cliff swallow nests for themselves. " ---------------------------------------------------- Whizzing by at 70 miles per hour, it's easy to miss them. “…a stretched out chocolate drop with a droopy snoot on it might be one way to think of it,” said Great Plains Nature Center Naturalist Jim Mason.

State transportation officials face less money, and they are askign communities where it should be sued. The Kansas Department of Transportation came to Dodge City Wednesday. Representatives from KDOT talked with city and county leaders about current and future road work. In order to have projects ready to go when funding becomes available, KDOT must complete preliminary studies, purchases and design work. "It's really a follow-up to what we have promised in the past. Every couple of years we will come out and host what we call 'local consulatation' and, again, gather our local owners, our state partners and talk about transportation issues and transportation needs within the region," said KDOT spokesperson Jerry Younger.

Rose Hill is getting some new sidewalks and that's good news for children who walk to and from school every day. The City of Rose Hill has received a $250,000 grant from the Kansas Department of Transportation to add new sidewalks through neighborhoods near the school campus. "We're very excited about this, said City Administrator Kathy Raney. It's the third time Rose Hill applied for the state money and this time it was granted. The plan is to add sidewalks on Warren Avenue and Bentwood Dr. that connect from Silknetter to School St. The change will mean safer trips to and from school for children who walk or ride bikes.

A Kansas Department of Transportation project for bridge repairs on four K-96 bridges will begin Saturday, August 4 and a ramp from Kellogg will close for 10 days. The bridges are located in east Wichita and include the Central and 127th Street E. bridges over K-96 plus the eastbound and westbound K-96 bridges over Kellogg. The eastbound Kellogg ramp to westbound K-96 closure will begin Saturday and continue for 10 days while repairs are made on the westbound K-96 bridge over Kellogg.

A man from Hugoton dies after crashing a Kansas Department of Transportation truck in southwest Kansas. The wreck happened just after nine o'clock on Monday morning on K-25 about 11 miles south of Ulysses in Grant County. The Kansas Highway Patrol says 43-year-old Jeffrey D. Harris of Hugoton was driving a KDOT truck pulling a trailer. The Kansas Highway Patrol says Harris' truck went off the side of the road and went into the east ditch. Investigators say he over-corrected, went into the west ditch, which caused the truck to roll.

The heat is posing problem for more than just farmers and their crops.  The heat can also cause damage to roadways and the workers who have to fix them.  Over the years the Kansas Department of Transportation has developed ways to keep its workers safe in the heat. The state's roadwork can't come to a stop just because it's hot out.  Grass must still be mowed, roads repaired, and debris collected. So when the thermometer hits the triple digits, the Kansas Department of Transportation institutes a series of precautions designed to keep its workers safe.

It has forced drivers to put on the brakes. Several Eyewitness News viewers have called us about potholes on a bridge near I-235 and Broadway. We checked with local transportation officials who say it will get fixed. The large potholes are on the northbound side of the bridge, just before the north broadway exit. The Kansas Department of Transportation says it's aware the large potholes *have* been a problem. The department has tried to get them fixed. KDOT opened up the project for bids today.

The Kansas Department of Transportation wants input from two communities on a new highway project. As part of the state's new 10-year highway plan, called T-Works, KDOT wants to expand U.S. 50 to four lanes between Dodge City and Cimarron. While the proposal has been made, before construction begins the state wants more input. The next step will be to hold public meetings in both towns. Officials say they want to hear concerns, ideas and questions. "For several, several years we've always wanted to include the public and their comments because this is something we have learned over the years is very important," said Dale Luedke, area engineer for KDOT.

KDOT crews will start making repairs on K-96 from Greenwich Road to U.S. 54 beginning Wednesday, June 13th. The project will involve single lane and occasional ramp closurs Sunday-Friday nights from 6:30 pm to 7:30 am, plus extended work hours on Saturdays and Sundays. Speed limits in the work zone will be reduced to 50 miles per hour. The work is part of T-Works, an $8-billion, 10-year project approved by the 2010 Kansas legislature.