Major budget cuts in Kansas shorts the ability for KDOT to do their jobs properly. Instead of working harder clearing the roads they have to work smarter. This means that only certain highways will be well treated and this is prioritized by the amount of usage. Highway 69 will be top priority, Highway 160 will be cleaned off until you see wet wheel tracks, as for smaller highways such as K-103 or 54 highway, well you will only see one wheel track the rest of the road could be covered in ice and snow. Both Missouri and Oklahoma are operating as usual.
I was devastated to see a budget cut in the highway department; my feelings grew to feel the same as when I started reading the article as to when I was done reading the article. Devastated and appalled.
Mr. Wayne Nelson of KDOT hasn’t got the wrong idea but I will tell you someone in the budget committee does, as I read more on this article located at http://www.fox14tv.com. Mr. Nelson states, “If we get something big here we want to make sure that we're ready to take care of those folks, so by us really protecting our resources now it may give us a better opportunity to make it safe in the future." This statement didn’t make me feel any better that this man has to skimp and save on his highway treatment because of budget cut.
It amazes me to no end that anyone in that budgeting committee would cut short the care of the highways knowing how many lives are at risk for such a stupid move as to save a dollar or two. How about instead of giving the managers raises or anyone in the office raise put a, “Freeze,” on that and put the money where it belongs, on the highways to protect the drivers on bad winter days. Out of all the budget cuts I have read and heard of lately because of this recession this one just boils my blood. So to conserve the salt for the roads the crews have to prioritize which highway should get it more than another highway. So all you hicks that live in the small towns, well if you get fired cause you can’t make it in be sure to stop by the KDOT and let them know you need a job since they didn’t want to clean your roads to give you safe passage to work. I know a bit dramatic but oh my gosh come on people lessen the pocket of a congressman and put it back on the roads where it belongs what the heck?
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Coming from Upstate New York I was amazed and appalled at how little they do to the roads down here. When my husband and I lived in the country, and we had 2 bad ice storms, we got stuck out there for days and days, basically until the ice melted off of the roads. All of this was in Missouri, so I can't imagine how bad this budget cut will make it for the people of Kansas. It's too bad Companies aren't more understanding, as many people risk their lives, just to keep their jobs.
ReplyDeleteyou would think that the government would get involved in such a situation due to the fact that so many lives were at risk.
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