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[I-64]
Clark County I-64 Rest Area Again Judged ‘Best Maintained’ in Kentucky
Posted: 17-May-2023 1:57PM CDT

From the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet:

Clark County I-64 Rest Area Again Judged ‘Best Maintained’ in Kentucky

Staff praised for providing clean, safe haven to motorists

FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 15, 2023) – Kentucky’s “best maintained” rest area for 2023 can be found on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 64 in Clark County, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) announced today.

“The interstate highway system was planned with rest areas along the way as a convenience. Now, they’re a necessity,” said Transportation Cabinet Secretary Jim Gray, whose agency annually presents the Best Maintained Rest Area Award. “It sends a message about our state when we can offer visitors a clean, safe facility in which everything is in working order.”

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[US 60]
Ribbon Cutting for New Cumberland River Bridge on US 60 Planned for Monday, May 15
Posted: 14-May-2023 9:17PM CDT

From Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 1:

New US 60 Cumberland River Bridge, May 2023

Gov. Andy Beshear Will Join Local Officials to Cut Ribbon on New U.S. 60 Cumberland River Bridge in Smithland Next Monday, May 15

Public invited to walk the bridge before it opens to traffic

PADUCAH, Ky. (May 9, 2023) –  Gov. Andy Beshear will join Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray and local officials to celebrate the opening of the U.S. 60 Cumberland River Bridge in Smithland. The media and public are invited to walk the bridge then join officials for a ribbon cutting and bridge dedication before the bridge opens to traffic that evening, weather permitting. 

What:

U.S. 60 Cumberland River "Smithland" Bridge Celebration

When:

Monday, May 15 

Where:

U.S. 60 Smithland Bridge
Parking will be available along the north side of the bridge at the temporary connector between the new bridge approach and the existing U.S. 60 alignment. 

Overflow parking is available at the Livingston County Fairgrounds across the road

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Agenda:

12:45 p.m. - 2 p.m. CT - Walk the new bridge

2:30 p.m. CT - Ribbon cutting ceremony

Event will be postponed if there is heavy rain. Check KYTC District 1  Facebook [Outside Link] page for updates. 

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[KY 626]
Rural Warren County Routes Receive Funding
Posted: 12-May-2023 12:40PM CDT

Warren Fiscal Court on May 11, 2023 approved the Rural Secondary Road Program allotment of $2,085,326 submitted by Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 officials for improving three of the county's secondary state routes deemed most in need: Bowling Green Daily News: Claypool-Boyce among rural roads to get upgrades (May 12, 2023) [Outside Link]

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[I-71] [I-75]
Governors Beshear and DeWine Submit Second Federal Funding Request for Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project
Posted: 11-May-2023 1:48PM CDT

From the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet:

Governors Beshear and DeWine Submit Second Federal Funding Request for Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project
Additional funding will support bridge and roadway improvements that will grow the economy and invest in local communities
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug.10, 2022) – Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced today that a second federal funding application was submitted jointly by the two states to support bridge and roadway improvements along the eight-mile Brent Spence Bridge Corridor from the Western Hills Viaduct in Ohio to Dixie Highway in Kentucky.
The current funding request is through the Bridge Investment Program, which follows the May funding request through the Multimodal Projects Discretionary Grant Program. Ohio and Kentucky articulated in both applications that a total of $1.66 billion in federal grant funding is needed regardless of which discretionary grant program awards funds to the project. The states are applying to multiple grant programs to give themselves the best chance of receiving maximum funding, in keeping with the pledges of Govs. DeWine and Beshear to pursue every available federal dollar.

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