This page contains news and information about roads and highways in Lee County, Kentucky.
- Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer: Lee County
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- Basic geographic and demographic information about the county. - Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: District 10 - Based in Jackson, district ten serves Breathitt, Estill, Lee, Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Powell, and Wolfe counties.
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: District 10 Planning Projects - Reports and maps from the Division of Planning concerning projects in district 10.
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: District 10 Project Location Map - Map of District 10 projects in the 2002 Six-Year Highway Plan. [PDF format; about 1.5 MB]
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: Pre-Construction Project Location Maps: Lee County - Map showing project locations and other information based on the 2002 Six-Year Highway plan
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: Scheduled Public Meetings: District 10 - Schedule of any upcoming public meetings in Lee County.
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: Six-Year Highway Plan (Green-Martin) - Includes a listing of projects in Lee County. [PDF format; about 200KB]
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: State Primary Road System Listing: Lee County - A listing of all state maintained roads in Lee County [PDF file]
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: State Primary Road System Map: Lee County - Map showing all state and most county roads. [PDF file]
Lee County News Items
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Transportation Cabinet Receives $3.1 Million for Rural Transit
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)
Eighty-four Years of State Highways in Kentucky
March 16 marked the 84th anniversary of the passing of a bill establishing a Department of State Roads and Highways. The legislature tasked the new department with creating a system of state primary highways with at least one main route in each county. The Legislative Research Commission page linked below includes a photograph of a road crew working in Lee County sometime around 1930.
More information: Moments in Kentucky Legislative History: State Highways
Upcoming Public Meetings
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will be holding the following public meetings in the near future:
- Jan. 23 - Campbell County: Extension of KY 536 from US 27 to the AA Highway
- Feb. 6 - Morgan County: Realingment of US 460 at Greasy Hill
- Feb. 13 - Lee County: Realignment and Reconstruction of KY 52
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State Plans to Reconstruct KY 11 in Lee and Owsley Counties
The KYTC has released the KY 11 Intermediate Planning Study . The study provides information about the need for reconstruction of KY 11 in Lee and Owsley counties and provides estimated costs for the project.