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US 23 Safer Thanks to Rock Fences
The Kentucky Transportation Project says a project to prevent rock from falling onto US 23 south of Pikeville has been successful. A fence was installed to catch falling rocks.
More information: Associated Press: Mountain highway safer thanks to rock-catching fences (Sept. 22, 2005) ![[Outside Link]](../images/kentuckyroads/outside-link2.gif){kind=small}
, Associated Press: Test fences keep boulders off highways (Sept. 23, 2005)