Standard&Poor's Rating Services affirmed its 'AAA/A-1+' rating on Kansas Department of Transportation's adjustable tender highway revenue bonds series 2002B-1, 2002B-2, and 2002B-3. The bond rating will be revised due to the substitution of the standby bond purchase agreements (SBPAs) provided by Depfa Bank (A-2) and WestLB Guaranteed (A-1+) with a substitute SBPA that will be provided by Barclays Bank PLC (A-1+). The SBPA that will be provided by Barclays Bank PLC has an effective date of Sept. 15, 2009, and shall provide coverage for principle and 34 days of interest at 12% for the purchase price of bonds that are not successfully remarketed. The substitute SBPA will expire on Sept. 15, 2011, and upon such date the liquidity
