The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet completed a bridge project in Owsley County earlier this month through its Bridging Kentucky program. The newly opened bridge carries Shepherds Lane Road over Meadow Creek, near Owsley County High School in Booneville. The bridge reopened to traffic earlier this month after four months of construction. […]
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is moving forward on a bridge project in Simpson County that is expected to be completed before the end of the year. The bridge, carrying Stevenson Road over Sinking Creek, closed Sept. 21 for repairs and is expected to reopen by mid-December. It is being replaced […]
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet completed another bridge in Bell County as part of its statewide Bridging Kentucky program. The bridge – just off KY 987 south of the Cumberland River – carries Sugar Camp Branch Road over Brownies Creek. The bridge opened to traffic earlier this month, after two months […]
Since Bridging Kentucky’s design-build project in Eastern Kentucky began late last year, six bridges in Eastern Kentucky have been designed, constructed, completed and opened fully to traffic. Meanwhile, many more are either in the process of being built or are designed and awaiting construction. The six completed bridges are located […]
Work is part of Transportation Cabinet’s Bridging Kentucky program Campbell County motorists will soon notice a smoother, safer drive on the KY 2238 (3-Mile Creek Road) bridge over 3-Mile Creek. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is replacing the aging structure as part of the Cabinet’s Bridging Kentucky program. The new […]
PADUCAH, Ky. (March 9, 2020) — A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has completed work on two Bridging Kentucky projects allowing roads in two area counties to reopen. Johnson Road (County Road 1203) in Ballard County has reopened where construction of a new Shawnee Creek Bridge was completed […]
FLEMINGSBURG, Ky. (Jan. 3, 2020) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s $500,000 project to replace the aging KY 211 bridge over Cow Creek near Salt Lick will begin next week in Bath County. Work starts Monday, Jan. 6, and will require KY 211 to close at the construction site (milepoint 8.2) […]
Contractor meets completion date commitment FRANKFORT, Ky. (February 4, 2019) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is scheduled to move more than 460 bridge projects to construction by June 30, 2020, through its new Bridging Kentucky program. This includes more than 120 bridges in the program that are being expedited […]
Program also awards design-build contract for 106 Eastern Kentucky projects FRANKFORT, Ky. (Nov. 4, 2019) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has reached a major milestone, completing its 100th bridge restoration project through the transformational Bridging Kentucky Program. KYTC also recently awarded a contract to restore 106 bridges through an innovative […]
Reminder: Bridge rehab begins in November on Smith Branch in Greenup County FLEMINGSBURG, Ky. (Oct. 30, 2019) – Work to rehab a county road bridge on Smith Branch in Greenup County will begin in early November as contractors build an on-site traffic diversion, then close the bridge to replace the superstructure with […]
