Department of Highways, District 6
Governor Fletcher & Transportation Cabinet Awards a $14.5 Million Highway Contract in Kenton County

Governor Fletcher & Transportation Cabinet Awards a $14.5 Million Highway Contract in Kenton County

Covington, Kentucky – (September 26, 2005) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is working to upgrade the highway network in Kenton County.  A contract, totaling $14.5 million, has been approved by the cabinet.

“We want Kentuckians and visitors alike to know that WHENEVER you drive and WHEREVER you drive in this Commonwealth, you can count on safe, dependable roads,” said Acting Transportation Secretary Bill Nighbert. “As we evaluate projects, safety, reliability and economic development are at the top of the list.”  

This project is the next phase that is a continuation of the widening projects currently in progress on Turkeyfoot Road (KY 1303).  This 1.6 mile section of will go from Autumn Road to just past West Richardson Road. The project will expand the current two lane road to a five lane section.  There will be two northbound and two southbound lanes as well as a continuous turning lane.  Sidewalks and bike lanes will be included on both sides of the new road. Central Mineral Rock Company, LLC, from Lexington, Kentucky was awarded the low bid contract in the amount of $14,570,168.46.

Kenton County is one of eleven counties in District 6. Approximately $20.5 million has been awarded for projects in District 6 during the latest round of contract approvals. Statewide, more than $91 million worth of projects have recently been authorized which brings the total amount of contracts awarded this year to more than $521 million. 

“Here in Kentucky we have embraced a philosophy that relies on a solid transportation system as the underpinning for flourishing commerce,” said Governor Ernie Fletcher. “Highway projects such as these are a shining example of our commitment to those principles.”

Locally, work is expected to begin in the near future and the anticipated completion date is spring of 2008. Construction activities are scheduled on a tentative basis and are subject to change depending on weather conditions.

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