KDOT employees in Goodland, Kan., in May 2012. (Flickr Photo Courtesy of KDOTHQ)The Kansas Department of Transportation is laying off 40 employees from its headquarters in Topeka. KDOT Secretary Mike King announced the layoffs in a news release today (FRI). Spokesman Steve Swartz says the the layoffs are designed to make the agency more efficient.
The 40 layoffs represent 5 percent of the staff at KDOT headquarters in Topeka.