Related links:
- Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer
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- Hosted at the University of Kentucky, this website contains geographic and demographic information about the entire state. - Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer: County Summary - Summarizes basic information about all 120 of Kentucky's counties.
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: 2002 Six-Year Highway Plan - By-county listing of all projects scheduled for construction or pre-construction work during 2002-2008 plan.
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: 2002 Six-Year Highway Plan Project Location Maps - By-district maps of all projects scheduled in the 2002-2008 highway plan.
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: Highway Districts - Map of the twelve highway districts. Shows what counties are in each district.
Counties News Items
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Cleanup from Recent Storms Continues
The state is still cleaning up from recent ice and wind storms.
Pink Pennants Proliferate; Public Ponders Purpose
From the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Dept. of Highways District 12:
What's with those pink flags?
HIGHWAY DISTRICT 12 – February 17 2009 – The pink flags you’ve seen on the shoulders of highways throughout Eastern Kentucky have nothing to do with road work.
They are pin flags which mark search locations for possible petroleum and natural gas.
Dawson Geophysical Company is surveying data in 109 of Kentucky’s 120 counties. The process uses ATVs mounted with large pneumatic tires. The vehicles send high frequency vibrations into the ground, providing energy to create images of what lies underneath. In addition, geophone receivers are used to record data from other tracts of land within the survey. The technical name for what is being done is a vibroseis geophysical seismic survey.
Now you know.
State to Sell $75 Million in Bonds to City and County Roads
The state government will sell $75 million in County Road and Municipal Road bonds: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: Governor Fletcher announces award of $75 million in County Road and Municipal Aid bonds;
Money awarded to eligible communities as part of newly passed budget (March 23, 2005)