AASHTO - Tue November 18, 2025
KYTC, Officials Host Ohio River Crossing Section 1 Ribbon-Cutting Celebration
Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 3, 2025, to celebrate completion of Section 1 of the I-69 Ohio River Crossing or ORX project and the opening of a nearly 2.5-mi....
Office of Gov. Andy Beshear - Tue October 21, 2025
Kentucky Awards $7.75M in Funding for 17 Critical Local Bridge Projects
As part of his commitment to ensure safer travel for Kentucky families, Gov. Andy Beshear announced the latest round of funding recipients from the County and City Bridge Improvement Program on Oct. 2, awarding $7.75 million for 17 critical bridge projects across 13 Kentucky counties and three cities....
AASHTO Journal - Wed October 09, 2024
Kentucky Issues $5.5M in State Funds for Riverport Infrastructure Projects
Gov. Andy Beshear recently hailed the issue of $5.5 million in state funding to 16 Kentucky public river port projects to "enhance economic activity and support future expansion" of waterborne cargo activity....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 25, 2024
Developing Kentucky's $5B Mile
A dramatic transformation of northern Kentucky is slowly unfolding, as construction crews continue work on the $5 billion mile. The string of projects is a mix of private and public development in Covington and Newport along the Ohio River and opposite downtown Cincinnati....
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....
