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Road Systems in Kansas
In Kansas there are three types of road systems for roads outside cities. Responsibility for
maintaining township roads is based on the type of road system adopted by the county.
Non-county Unit Road System:
The Non-county Unit Road System is also called the County-Township system. In this
system the County maintains the main roads, and the townships maintain the local roads.
The county maintains all the bridges as well as those culvet1s with a waterway opening of
25 square feet or larger. Prior to 1917, the townships maintained all the roads, but since
1917 the Non-county Unit Road System is the road system unless the county has elected
to use one ofthe other road systems. There are 35 counties in Kansas with this road
system. Funding for the county roads is on a county-wide tax basis with all prope11y in
the county having the same mill levy for county roads and bridges. Townships are funded
from a mill levy on property within the township, but townships do not collect property
tax for property within a city.
County Unit Road System:
In the County Unit Road System the county is responsible for maintenance of all the
public roads outside the cities. The townships have no road maintenance responsibilities.
The County Unit Road System was authorized by state law in 1917, but it takes action by
the county to take over the township roads. There are 67counties in Kansas that have this
road system. Funding for all the county roads is on a county-wide tax basis with all
property in the county having the same mill levy for county roads and bridges. This
results in a somewhat higher mill levy for city residents than the County-Township
System as the city residents have to pay taxes for maintaining all the county roads,
including the old township roads. This road system is authorized by KSA 68-51 5b.
General County Rural Highway System:
The General County Rural Highway System is similar to the County Unit Road System in
that the county maintains all the public roads outside the cities, and the townships have
no road maintenance responsibilities. In this system the county has to have two separate
funds, one for the main county roads, and one fund for what were previously township
roads. The General County Rural Highway System was authorized by state law in 1970.
There are just three counties in Kansas with this road system. Funding for the county
roads is on a county-wide tax basis with all property in the county having the same mill
levy for county roads and bridges. Funding for former township roads are funded from a
mill levy on property within the townships, but does not include propet1y tax for propet1y
within a city. In this system city residents do not pay taxes for maintenance of the former
township roads. The county has to keep track of expenses on their two-road systems, and
must ensure that the correct amount is spent on county roads and township roads. This
road system is authorized by KSA 68-591.
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