Kentucky Transportation Cabinet - Tue March 26, 2024
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Helps State Rebuild Communities Following Devastating Flooding in 2022
As part of ongoing efforts to help eastern Kentucky rebuild after devastating floods hit the region two years ago, Gov. Andy Beshear recently held a press briefing to discuss ongoing community "high-ground" rebuild projects that involve the construction of new homes and surface transportation infrastructure....
AASHTO - Wed September 13, 2023
VIDEO: KYTC Transforms Fallen Trees Into Valuable Mulch
A recent video from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet illustrated how it worked with the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet and other state agencies on a "debris-to-mulch" project that turned thousands of trees downed by major flooding across eastern Kentucky earlier this year into beneficial mulch made available for commercial saleFor the first few weeks after the flooding, KYTC crews focused on removing debris while re-opening several roads and bridges — repairing and replacing damaged bridges with temporary structures....
KYTC - Tue September 12, 2023
KYTC Shares Four Concepts for New Licking River Bridge
The signature design of the KY 8 Licking River replacement bridge is beginning to come into focus. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) announced four bridge concepts that will move forward for final consideration....
AASHTO - Wed August 16, 2023
Kentucky Wrapping Up Work On $51M KY80/461 Project
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) recently held an event to highlight completion of a long-awaited interchange and road widening project that will bring greater safety and less traffic congestion to tourism-rich Pulaski County....
AASHTO Journal - Tue July 18, 2023
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Marks 75th Anniversary of Its Civil Engineering Scholarship Program
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) recently celebrated the 75th anniversary of the state's civil engineering scholarship program. More than 2,000 students have received a total of $19.4 million from the program since it began in 1948, the agency said....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 11, 2023
VIDEO: KYTC Challenge: Cumberland River Bridge Replacement
The Cumberland River Bridge at Smithland provides a vital link between north and south Livingston County, Ky. Without it, the drive from one end to the other is a good 1.5 hours. But at 93 years of age, the bridge, which is used by about 5,100 vehicles daily, was woefully in need of a replacement....
Ohio Department of Transportation - Wed March 01, 2023
States Seek RFPs to Begin Construction On Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project
Kentucky and Ohio have put the call out to firms interested in building one of the most significant infrastructure projects in the nation — the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor — only one month after Govs....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed January 18, 2023
Kentucky's Tallest Bridge Under Construction in Pike County
Despite dealing with rugged mountain terrain and a tight construction site, crews in Pike County, Ky., are on schedule as they build the state's tallest bridge. At 324 ft., the twin-span Pond Creek Bridge stands higher than the Statue of Liberty, with workers ever mindful of the steep slopes and county road below....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed November 09, 2022
KYTC Expands Mountain Parkway
Considered critical in attracting people to eastern Kentucky, the $754 million Mountain Parkway Expansion will widen and improve 32 mi. of existing parkway between Campton and Salyersville and extend the parkway by approximately 14 mi....
Office of Gov. Andy Beshear - Tue September 13, 2022
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Begins Work On Bridges Damaged By Flooding
Gov. Andy Beshear announced Sept. 2 that the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has begun construction to permanently replace county and state bridges damaged by the devastating flooding that occurred in eastern Kentucky in late July....
