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Flood-damaged road worries residents
‘We’re up a holler’ BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN JOB — When part of the narrow, one-lane road leading to Sarah Bowen’s home collapsed in mid-February, it left her family — and roughly 50 other residents living on the holler — teetering on the edge, both literally and figuratively. The partial collapse of the steep
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Magistrates want asphalt
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County leaders advanced efforts to enhance roads and outdoor recreation during Thursday’s Fiscal Court meeting. Magistrates unanimously voted to spend federal funds for additional asphalt to use across the county. They also approved an agreement with First Frontier Appalachian Trails (FFAT) whereby the county will use its
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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
