TOPEKA, Kan. — Projects in four counties, including Reno County, will receive funding to improve safety on rural roads as part of the Kansas Department of Transportation’s High-Risk Rural Roads program.

Officials say projects in this program fall into one of two categories — systemic or site specific. Projects in the systemic category are 100 percent federally funded and aren’t required to provide a match. Site specific projects are 90 percent federally funded and a county contributes up to 10 percent of the project cost.

Reno County and three other counties fall under the systemic category. Reno County will receive $378,000 for upgraded signing of all major and minor collectors east of K-14.

Pratt County ($181,000), Rice County ($252,000) and Stafford County ($284,000) will receive funding for similar work.