KentuckyRoads.com - Monroe County

This page contains news and information about roads and highways in Monroe County, Kentucky.

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Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer: Monroe County - Basic geographic and demographic information about the county.
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: District 3 - Based in Bowling Green, district three serves Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson, Todd and Warren counties.
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: District 3 Planning Projects - Reports and maps from the Division of Planning concerning projects in district 3.
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: District 3 Project Location Map - Map of District 3 projects in the 2002 Six-Year Highway Plan. [PDF format; about 1.5 MB]
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: Pre-Construction Project Location Maps: Monroe County - Map showing project locations and other information based on the 2002 Six-Year Highway plan
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: Scheduled Public Meetings: District 3 - Schedule of any upcoming public meetings in Monroe County.
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: Six-Year Highway Plan (Mason-Rockcastle) - Includes a listing of projects in Monroe County. [PDF format; about 200KB]
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: State Primary Road System Listing: Monroe County - A listing of all state maintained roads in Monroe County [PDF file]
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: State Primary Road System Map: Monroe County - Map showing all state and most county roads. [PDF file]

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	KY 214 Ferry Maintenance Postponed Posted: 5-Feb-2006 3:06AM CST Topics: [KY 214] [Monroe County] Maintenance work on the KY 214 Cumberland River ferry in Monroe County that was scheduled for Jan. 21 and 22 has been delayed indefinitely. According to a press release from Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3, the ferry was to be removed from the river, cleaned, and inspected. [URL for This Item]

	Options for Tompkinsville Bypass Presented Posted: 16-May-2005 4:41AM CDT Topics: [KY 163] [Monroe County] The Tompkinsville News reports that around 40 people attended a public meeting on May 5th to discuss alternatives for a KY 163 Bypass of Tompkinsville. A final decision on the preferred route is expected next year. More information: Tompkinsville News: By-Pass public hearing held (May 14, 2005) [URL for This Item]

	Improvements Planned for KY 163 Posted: 30-Apr-2005 5:55AM CDT Topics: [KY 163] [Metcalfe County] [Monroe County] Right-of-way purchase is expected to begin this fall for a project to reconstruct KY 163 in Monroe and Metcalfe County: Glasgow Daily Times: Improvements planned for highway 163 (April 23, 2005) [URL for This Item]

	State to Begin Right-of-Way Purchasing Process for KY 163 Project Posted: 1-Apr-2005 3:50AM CST Topics: [Monroe County] [Public Meetings] The state will soon begin the process of purchasing right-of-way for a project to reconstruct KY 163 near Tompkinsville. More information: Glasgow Daily Times: State announces work on 163 (March 19, 2005) A public meeting to discuss the KY 163 bypass project will be held on Thursday, May 5, 2005 from 4:00pm to 7:00pm at the Tompkinsville Elementary School: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: Item No. 3-7020.00 [URL for This Item]

	Transportation Cabinet Receives $3.1 Million for Rural Transit Posted: 2-Mar-2005 4:18PM CST Topics: [Bell County] [Clay County] [Clinton County] [Cumberland County] [Harlan County] [Jackson County] [Knott County] [Knox County] [Laurel County] [Lee County] [Leslie County] [Letcher County] [McCreary County] [Monroe County] [Owsley County] [Perry County] [Pulaski County] [Rockcastle County] [Russell County] [Wayne County] [Whitley County] The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has received a $3.1 million grant to fund various public transit projects in rural Kentucky counties: Lexington Herald-Leader: Transportation Cabinet gets $3.1 million (March 2, 2005) [URL for This Item]

	Chief Highway Engineers Appointed in Nine Districts Posted: 30-Jun-2004 1:07AM CDT Topics: Topic listing supressed. [73 topics related to this item] Gov. Fletcher and Transportation Secretary Bailey have appointed chief highway engineers for nine of the Division of Highways' twelve districts. Edward “Ted” Merryman has been appointed as Chief Highway Engineer for districts 1 and 2. Previously, Merryman was chief highway engineer for district 2. [more information ] Greg Meredith has been reappointed as Chief Highway Engineer for district 2. [more information ] Gary M. Raymer, P.E. has been appointed as Chief Highway Engineer for district 4. [more information ] David Jones, P.E. has been appointed as Chief Highway Engineer for district 6. [more information ] Jim Rummage, P.E. has been appointed as Chief Highway Engineer for district 7. [more information ] Katrina O. Bradley, P.E. has been appointed as Chief Highway Engineer for district 9. [more information ] Samuel H. Beverage, P.E. has been appointed as Chief Highway Engineer for districts 10 and 11. [ more information ] More information: WKYT: Gov. Fletcher Hires New Highway Engineers (June 29, 2004) , Associated Press: Fletcher appoints top highway engineers (June 30, 2004) , Hardin County News-Enterprise: Highway engineer appointed in E'town (June 30, 2004) , Maysville Ledger-Independent: New KTC Engineer Sees District as Unique (July 2, 2004) [URL for This Item]

	Tompkinsville Bypass Planning Study Posted: 3-Oct-2001 8:19PM CDT Topics: [KY 163] [Monroe County] [Other Routes] The KYTC has released information from a planning studying looking at a possible Tompkinsville Bypass . [URL for This Item]

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Updated: 5-Feb-2006 3:06AM CST