KDOT: Winter storm costs state estimated $6.2 million
Kansas Department of Transportation crews racked up big numbers in back-to-back snow storms.
A spokesman said crews pre-treated and plowed nearly 880,000 miles of highway, enough to circle the earth 35 times. The storms dumped up to two feet of snow on the state over a week-long period beginning Feb. 20.
About 1,200 KDOT employees logged some 80,000 hours in trucks, in offices in support of the crews and in communicating with the public, with almost all working 12-hour or longer shifts for consecutive days. Crews got little or no rest between cleanup from one storm and preparation for the next storm.
Winter Storm By The Numbers
- 575 – Approximate number of KDOT trucks used to clear roads
- 879,000 – Lane miles pretreated and plowed (The Kansas highway system has approximately 25,000 lane miles.)
- 80,000 – Hours logged by about 1,200 KDOT employee
- 16,400 – Tons of salt used
- 37,000 – Tons of salt/sand mix
- 1.2 million – Gallons of brine
- $6.2 million – Estimated cost of both storms
- $2.25 – Approximate cost of both storms per registered Kansas vehicle
- 73,993 – Calls to 511 travel information
- 8,716 – Subscribers to “My Kansas 511” who received personalized road information
- 17,376 – Number of times road conditions viewed on mobile devices at 511.ksdot.org
- 9 million – Page views on the KDOT website
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