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Road closure KY 2031 Elk Creek in Martin County
INEZ — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet advises motorists of a daytime closure along KY 2031 in Martin County for cross-drain repairs. The work site is located in the Elk Creek area at mile point 4.1 (4.1 miles South of KY 292) near Charlie Brown Road. To repair the drain, KYTC must cut across KY 2031,…
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Traffic delays Tuesday on Old Route 3 and Johnson Bottom Road in Martin County
INEZ — Motorists traveling on Old Route 3 and Johnson Bottom Road in Martin County should expect delays Tuesday, Oct. 29. Crews from Fredrick & May will be setting beams for the Johnson Bottom bridge replacement project from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Work is expected to be completed the same day. Old Route 3…
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New bridge on Murray Road completed thanks to emergency funds
BY ROGER SMTIH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Residents of Murray Road in Inez can now travel safely over a newly completed bridge funded by emergency road assistance from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. The project, which cost approximately $110,672, was completed with an 80/20 funding match, leaving Martin County responsible for $22,134. Eric Phelps, Martin County’s…
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Governor announces plans to complete Mountain Parkway
PRESTONSBURG — Gov. Andy Beshear joined state and local officials Monday in Prestonsburg to announce plans for the final section of the Mountain Parkway Expansion in Eastern Kentucky – delivering on a decades-old promise to complete a four-lane parkway from Winchester to far Eastern Kentucky. While in Prestonsburg, the governor also announced that the first…