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No Funds, Old Roads Hamper Highway Improvement
Kansas Photo by ALBERT SWAINSTON
By BOB LITRAS
The Kansas Turnpike Is Operating Well in the Black But 40 per cent of stage roads are below Highway Commission standards.
Kansan Staff Writer
It has been said that drivers in Nebraska, Colorado, Oklahoma and Missouri have a common enemy: Kansas highways.
"When you get into Kanaas, " said one angry tourist, "they either shake you to death or clean your wallet."
Understanding the Highway Commission's problems requires both an understanding and as a one official commented, "You're talking about a broad range of issues."
He may have exaggerated the situation, but officials in Kansas state highway system and its sister organization, the Kansas Highway Commission, suffers worse from a lack of construction standards.
The present system of state roads has its roots in legislation approved in 1828. The statute authorized a 10,000-mile system of roads that included connecting each of the county seats. Each county seat was to have a state highway in all four directions. All of the county seats have been connected by state or county roads, north, east, west and south.
How did that "federal" get in there? The Kansas Highway Act of 1928 authorized a system of highways. As highway officials enjoy pointing out, there is no such thing as a federal highway. The highway system was designed to that the highways runs continuously across two or more states. The shield familiar to motorists denotes a U.S. highway was developed by the American State Highway Organization, not by the state.
WHAT THIS MEANS is that, though the federal government will permit its leaders to govern with the state of Kansas an 50-50 basis, once the road is built, it is impossible for it to move.
the state's responsibility to maintain.
Here is the first hint that Kansas feels a squeeze when it comes to highway finance. The federal government will match construction costs with highway construction, but maintenance is entirely a Kansas expense.
There are three classes of highways for which the federal government will help pay construction costs on a 90-80 basis. The state also has a Federal Aid Secondary routes are all rural routes. The difference between the two usually rests with the volume of traffic on these roads. Federal aid comes through aid to urban highways which the state is constructing inside city limits. The final form of aid comes by way of the National System of Interstate Highway Highways.
IN THE INTERSTATE program, the United States pays 90 per cent of the construction costs. The local maintenance is up to Kansas. In Kansas, that accounts for about 820 miles of a 41,000 national highway.
The main point is that Kansas is losing money to maintenance money that could be going for the construction of new roads.
The numbers spell it out specifically, but first, it is necessary to understand where the money comes from.
Highways are mostly supported by the seven-event motor fuel tax on each gallon of gasoline for drivers and the driver's license from drivers' license and license plate fees, the general operating and special projects funds for fiscal 1971 came to $86 million. The transportation missioners had to start with, but
THESE "ORLICTIONS" include funding the highway patrol, maintenance bill, which costs the state a significant state which has agreed to help finance, miscellaneous refunds and port of entry costs. Although none of these costs are ad-hoc, they do contribute to the highway Commission, the funds must come from the original $86.6 million. This leaves roughly $1.4 million for Kansas to maintain an 10,000-mile highway network.
the choir and orchestral forces of the School of Fine Arts will combine their talents to present works in a variety of an event which takes place every semester, we be p.m. to p.m. He also auditions. There is no charge of admission.
Of that $81.4 million, $44.1 million was assigned to the observable type of "Operations and Maintenance Over one half of the commission's revenue was for maintenance in fiscal 1971, and the federal government offered any other state or any other state for that matter.
The group of 80 instrumentals from the University Symphony will work with over 320 students from the University Conservatory. Concert Chorale, the Concert Choir and the University Singers.
$7.2 million was immediately shaved off the top to meet some statutory obligations.
Choir, Orchestra to Perform
"Carmina Burana" subtitled "Profane Songs" was written by Carl Orff in 1837. It reached the United States in January 1854.
There are also three soloists.
Soprano is Phyllis Brill,
professor of voice; Tenor,
Richard Wright; operating
Bandoneon and KANEZ;
Antonio Perez,
assistant professor of voice.
"Since then it has been performed with a regularity out of all proportion to its difficulties, not to speak of its extensive vocabulary, cording to James Lyons, editor of the American Record Guild.
Although Orff has been composing since 1911, and was over 40 when he finished "Carmina"
Each year, the highway commission issues what it calls a "Report." It is a survey of almost all of the 10,000 miles of Kansas
Burana," this piece is sometimes considered his first work. Shortly after its completion, he literally left the band of music he had eyeed.
AFTER THE $44.1 million bite for maintenance and operations, about $32.7 million is left to build and rebuild the state's roads. With federal aid in its various areas, the state will provide a million billion for construction funds.
*EACH SECTION is rated on safety capacity and physical fitness of the students and they feed all of this into a computer and come up with a num-
The number lies somewhere between 100 and being the best possible. The lowest acceptable rating is that means 4,000 points of high quality before 60.
The manuscripts on which Orff based his score was written in the Middle Ages. In 1847 they were published by Wolfgang Kempers came across this edition in 1935. From the contents Orff selected 24 poems, got Michel Hofmann to write three translations, replaced by Ralph Wohlgraben, free paraphrases by Wolfgang
Campus Bulletin
THE PROBLEMS? Peyton is quick to point out, aren't all the biggest problems he faces in his problems. He calls one of the biggest and most insurmountable challenges "the constantly increasing demand for transportation." He was referring to the imbalance between public streets and vehicles and drivers.
Remember, Kansas has about 10,000 miles to start with. Nearly 40 per cent of that system is highway department standards.
Maintenance disbursements include nearly every except construction funds. New equipment, resurfacing, planning, administration, safety and operation are all part of maintenance.
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Kansas City, Kansas Interviews: 3rd
Floor, Kansas Union, L.A. M.
"Roads and streets are public, but private funds support the vehicles and their drivers. There are many levels of pay for any balance between roads and
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Social Welfare Agenda Comm. Alcove D,
cafeteria, soon.
Lin Smith PhD, Alcove B., Cawley, Boon
KANSAIS IS CURRENTLY in the process of building a, 1,334 mile system of freeways across the country. The system is slowly, but has been helped by the two cent per gallon (tue) tax increase which went into effect in September, and funding, it could take as long as 30 years to complete the system. The construction of four lanes on the system is part of that new freeway system.
Even $100 million in construction funds isn't a lot. Richard Peyton, assistant state highway director, put it like this:
Schadewaldt. After this, the material was arranged into three parts titled "The Spring," "Favern," and "Court of Love."
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"Our studies indicate," said Peyton, that about 4,000 miles of Kansas highway are below acceptable levels."
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University Women's Club: Watkins Room.
With prices like that, little road-building can be accounted for. Peyton the $100 million available for construction is divided into no fewer than 20 different fund classes for highway financing. These include interstate, primary and secondary highways, urban highway links, landscaping and junkyard landfills, which is the state freeway fund class.
The subtitle "Profane Songs" is in italics. In the Middle Ages they were the songs of the golands, disillusioned undergraduates-at-large, and dischanted monks, who had nonmonastic disciplines to spend their days and night singing, praying, praising all of these pleasures.
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The high costs of building and maintenance aren't the only purpose of this mission. The amount of work that needs to be done is equally a
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Social Welfare Faculty: International
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they wonder where they are.
What these people don't read in their freeway is about a million dollars a mile. Urban freeway run about 10 miles a day.
Physical Therapy: Pine Room, 7 p.m.
Clearing House: Pine Room, 7 p.m.
Sigma Delta Chi: 305, Kansas Union,
7 p.m.
Panhellenie: Jayhawk Room, 6:30 p.m.
SIMS: Parker A, cafeteria, 7 p.m.
"People see that you've got $100 million to build roads and
College Republicans: Jaynawk Room, 8 p.m.
Snoe River Ambush? Experimental
Alec Nove Lecture: Woodruff. 7:30 p.m.
Delia Sigma Pi: Parlor C, Kansas Union.
7:30 p.m.
Human Sexuality: Big Eight Room, 7:30 p.m.
Ramsey Hall; Rahesh Room, 8:00 p.m.
Film Society: Ballroom, 7:30 p.m.
Human Sexuality: Big Eight Room, 7:30
PEO: Centennial Hall 8:30 p.m.
Panbeanie: Jayhawk Hall 6:30 p.m.
Kappa Psi Initiation: Council Room, 8:30 p.m.
Theatre, 8 p.m.
Classics and Archaeology Lecture; Forum
Bibliotek
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KU Folk Dance Club: 173 Robinson, 7 p.m.
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Slavie Club: Pine Room, 8:30 p.m.
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If there are more cars on the roads than the Highway Commission can keep up with, the Authority (KTA) could benefit
'4,000 Miles of Kansas Highways Are Below Acceptable Standards'
The turnpike, a privately operated toll road, turned in a
vehicles." Peyton said.
record year in 1970. Toll revenues amounted to $12.5 million collected from commisioned vehicles. After operating expenses and bond interest, were 86.7 million income surplus.
THE TURNPIKE was authorized by the 1953 Kansas Legislature, but is run by a board of directors or board of directors known as the Kansas Turnpike Authority. The only connection that the road has with the state is that the board are appointed by the governor.
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The turnip sale was financed entirely by bond sales. The bonds fall due in 1994, at which time the U.S. government property of the State of Kansas.
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According to Rodney Fogo, assistant chief engineer and manager of the turbine upkeep, he said that some customers "sold, less than $125 million are outstanding, so that over $35 million of the bonds have been sold."
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Because traffic has been so on the turnip, some of the tremendous operating surplus may go for purchasing more and buying back. The 1970 annual report anticipated full retirement of the outstanding bonds "some 10 years before the maturity date." Perhaps as early as 1984 the Kansas Turnip will be a free
Admission $1.50
cars average 2.3 cents per mile; for commercial vehicles, 4.2 cents.
This is comparable with other turpikes, although some Kansas toll collectors say that turpike patrons won't believe it.
The fiscal strength of the KTA and the shortcomings of the state budget are the most important acceptability, suggest that more of a revenue base may be required to keep the KTA acceptable.
Like the state, the turnpike pays maintenance without any outside aid, but unlike the state, the state is free of money of many to maintain itself.
Nor does the turnipke need to concern itself with expansion; it larger than turpike expenditure for the 1971, 81 two-lane miles were projected for asphalt overlay. in 1972, over 100 miles are stated for asphalt overlay. The turpike's largest expense. The greatest single item on the 1971 budget was $1.5 million for "Engineering and Main-
IT DOESN'T COME cheaply The turnpike tolls for passenger
license fees and the seven-cent fuel tax.
Perhaps the real problem in Kansas, as well as other states, is that there are roads found between roads available to the public and the public itself. You can buy parking cars on the road in America. By 1975, 117 million are projected.
HIGHWAY PLANNERS, as Peyton will, probably never be able to keep reasonable pace in the growth of the personal car.
These figures, then, serve as a warning that both time and space are not unlimited. Taxpayers, government officials, highway industry all hold the answer as to how that warning be met.
For instance, just east of Lawrence on K-10, 9,800 vehicles are parked in Kansas City handles 86,000 vehicles every day. There are 24,000 cars that use Kellegg U.S. U-54 in west Wichita daily.
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