The Kansas Department of Transportation is committed to keeping the highways cleared when ice and snow impact the state, but staffing shortages continue to affect the agency with not enough snowplow operators in many areas. These ongoing shortages could affect KDOT’s ability to clear snow and ice from highways in a timely manner. Transportation Secretary, Julie Lorenz, says they want motorist to know that it’s not a matter of if the highways will be clear, but when they will be cleared. She says KDOT crews will be proactive by shifting crews and pretreating surfaces whenever possible, but having fewer employees could cause delays in removing snow and ice from all the affected roadways.
She added that salt, sand and other materials are fully stocked, and pre-maintenance work on snowplow’s and other equipment is complete. K-DOT is hiring. If you are looking for a job or need another, apply at “jobs.k-s.gov”.
