The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is a state government organization in charge of maintaining public roadways of the U.S. state of Kansas.
Funding issues
Since 2012, over $2 billion has been diverted from its coffers to the Kansas general fund and state agencies, earning it the nickname "the bank of KDOT", and jeopardizing the agency's ability to maintain roads in the state.[2]
Organization

- Secretary of Transportation
- Deputy Secretary of Transportation
- State Transportation Engineer
- Deputy Secretary of Transportation for Finance and Administration
- Finance Division
- Administration Division
- Special Assistant to the Secretary and Director of Public Affairs
- Chief Counsel
- Inspector General
List of secretaries
- E. Dean Carlson (before 2003)[9]
- Deb Miller: January 13, 2003 – December 16, 2011[10]
- Barb Rankin (acting): December 2011 - April 2012[11]
- Mike King: April 2, 2012 – July 15, 2016[11]
- Richard Carlson: July 18, 2016 – January 13, 2019
- Julie Lorenz: January 2019 – December 23, 2022
- Calvin Reed: December 2022 – present[12]
References
- ^ "KDOT Executive Staff". KSDOT.org. Kansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 3, 2009.
- ^ Grabar, Henry (June 30, 2016). "Kansas' Insane Right-Wing Experiment Is About to Destroy Its Roads". Slate (blog).
- ^ "Kansas Department of Transportation: District 1 Information". KSDOT.org. Kansas Department of Transportation. December 10, 2007. Archived from the original on December 4, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ^ "Kansas Department of Transportation: District 2 Information". KSDOT.org. Kansas Department of Transportation. 2009. Archived from the original on December 6, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ^ "Kansas Department of Transportation: District 3 Information". KSDOT.org. Kansas Department of Transportation. May 17, 2009. Archived from the original on December 6, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ^ "Kansas Department of Transportation: District 4 Information". KSDOT.org. Kansas Department of Transportation. 2009. Archived from the original on December 4, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ^ "Kansas Department of Transportation: District 5 Information". KSDOT.org. Kansas Department of Transportation. July 6, 2009. Archived from the original on December 6, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ^ "Kansas Department of Transportation: District 6 Information". KSDOT.org. Kansas Department of Transportation. 2009. Archived from the original on November 29, 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ^ "E. Dean Carlson receives the W.N. Carey, Jr., Distinguished Service Award". Roads and Bridges. January 14, 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ^ "Rankin named interim KDOT director". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ^ a b "Construction Firm Owner Is New KDOT Secretary : CEG". www.constructionequipmentguide.com. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ^ Napier, Aaron (June 22, 2023). "Governor Kelly Appoints Calvin Reed as Secretary of Transportation". Ad Astra Radio. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
External links
- Official website
- Kansas Department of Transportation Annual Reports (KGI Online Library)
- Kansas Department of Transportation News Releases, 1999-present (KGI Online Library)
- Other Kansas Department of Transportation publications available at KGI Online Library
- Early history of State Highway Commission of Kansas from KGI Online Library