(MSC News)--Funding has been awarded for the replacement or rehabilitation of aging, deficient bridges in twenty-nine Kansas Counties—including locally, Atchison, Jackson, Leavenworth, Marshall and Pottawatomie.

Governor Laura Kelly announced last week the awarding of more than $5 million as part of the Kansas Local Bridge Improvement Program.

The Kelly administration reinstated the program in 2019 to assist cities and counties by providing up to $150,000 toward the replacement or rehabilitation of a bridge on the local roadway system.

Atchison County will receive funding for a project about 3 miles southwest of Farmington over a tributary to Stranger Creek.

Jackson County was awarded funding for a project just east of Circleville over a tributary to Elk Creek.

Leavenworth County will receive funding for a project about 1.2 miles north K-192 on 255th Road over Dawson Creek.

Marshall County was awarded funding for a project 1 ½ miles west of Vliets on Tumbleweed Road over Ackerman Branch Creek, and Pottawatomie County will receive funding for a project about 3 ½ miles east of Westmoreland on Robson Road over Darnells Creek.

Also Marshall and Pottawatomie Counties will each receive $50,000 in additional funding for closing a second deficient bridge.

A total of 62 applications were received for the recent round of funding through the Kansas Local Bridge Improvement Program, with requests for a total of $10.5 million in funds.