Lyon County Commissioners approved a near-$50,000 agreement with the Kansas Department of Transportation for emergency-relief roadway repair during a regularly-scheduled meeting Thursday morning. The funds will be used in the maintenance of “federal aid roads” within Lyon County, some of which suffered damage during last spring’s flooding events. According to County Engineer Chip Woods, federal aid roads — such as Americus Road — are classified by KDOT and the Federal Highway Administration as “major collectors,” making them eligible for federal aid. “Being through KDOT and the Federal Highway Administration, this won’t have anything to do with our non-federal aid routes,” Woods said, referring to other area road projects currently overseen by FEMA and local emergency management groups. “They’re not eligible for reimbursement through FEMA since they were constructed by the federal government years back, but they’re still eligible through the highway administration.”
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