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State approves funds for bridge emergency in Inez
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has come through with emergency funding to replace two deteriorating bridges in Martin County following increased safety concerns from residents. Judge/Executive Lon Lafferty announced the allocation of $88,540 for the Murray Road bridge over Coldwater Creek and $48,760 for a bridge on C&M Drive…
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Beshear announces contracts for major transportation projects in Eastern Kentucky
FRANKFORT —. Andy Beshear announced Thursday the awarding of contracts for two milestone projects in Eastern Kentucky. One is for the construction of an access road to a high-ground site in Perry County, where many families affected by the devastating flooding of 2022 can safely rebuild their homes and their lives. The other is for…
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Transportation Cabinet awards 34 scholarships
FRANKFORT — Thirty-four promising students from across Kentucky have been awarded Kentucky Transportation Cabinet college scholarships to help further their pursuit of careers in civil engineering, construction management and engineering technology. “We are helping to educate the next generation of transportation leaders in Kentucky,” Gov. Andy Beshear said. “Each of these scholarships is an investment.…
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KYTC celebrates 75 years of investing in engineering scholars
FRANKFORT — More than 180 former and current Kentucky Transportation Cabinet civil engineering scholarship recipients gathered Thursday in Frankfort to celebrate a 75-year signature program. The KYTC civil engineering scholarship program has seen more than 2,000 students receive $19.4 million since it began in 1948. Decades after its inception, the program expanded to include the…
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Long delays scheduled for KY-3412 Martin County
Resurfacing project begins this week MARTIN COUNTY — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet advises motorists of lengthy delays along KY-3412 in Martin County for asphalt resurfacing. Crews will resurface all of KY-3412, beginning at mile marker 0.00 and continuing through mile marker 1.6, ending at the intersection of KY 645. Work will occur Tuesday and Wednesday…
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Highway official says pedway project ‘stuck’
Inez project not listed in state’s latest plan BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The cost of the 13-year-old Rockcastle Creek Pedway Project has risen from its original $400,000 to $700,000, and according to a state highway official, the project “is just stuck.” Mayor Ed Daniels announced in an Inez City Commission meeting Thursday…