Twenty-seven projects that will improve intersections and roads in Kansas cities have been selected for funding the Kansas Department of Transportation’s City Connecting Link Improvement program, which funds improvements to state highways that extend through cities.

The cities will receive a combined total of approximately $13.7 million in funding under the program for the projects. The total includes $6.6 million in state fiscal year 2020 and $7.1 million in state fiscal year 2021.

Junction City will receive $300,000 in surface preservation funding in fiscal year 2020 and $200,000 in pavement restoration in fiscal year 2021.

Under the CCLIP, a city contributes up to 25 percent of the project cost based on its population. Cities under 2,500 in population are not required to provide a math. Projects in the program fall into one of three different categories including surface preservation, pavement restoration or geometric improvement.