Transportation Cabinet awards contracts for eight projects in District 10
JACKSON, Ky. — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet recently awarded contracts totaling more than $38 million for eight highway projects within the Department of Highways District 10.
Contracts awarded as part of the September, October and December 2014 lettings are:
- A $19,418,066.97 project to widen nearly two miles of the Mountain Parkway in Magoffin County and construct a new exit at Gifford Road. Construction is to be completed within 420 working days once work begins.
- A $3,916,594.89 project to replace the KY 30 bridge crossing Little Sturgeon Creek near mile marker 5 in Owsley County. Construction is to be completed within 165 working days once work begins.
- A $560,100 project to replace a bridge on Upper Wolf Creek Road (CR 1134) in Owsley County. Construction is to be completed within 85 working days once work begins.
- A $73,596 project to install guardrail on KY 52 east of Ravenna in Estill County. Construction is to be completed by June 30.
- A $709,238.26 project to replace the KY 1096 bridge crossing Big Creek in Perry County. Construction is to be completed within 65 working days once work begins.
- A $315,712.91 project to replace a bridge on Silver Creek Road (CS 1005) in Lee County. Construction is to be completed within 55 working days once work begins.
- A $1,696,290 project to resurface and make drainage improvements along 5.48 miles of KY 1635 in Magoffin County. Construction is to be completed by June 30.
- An $11,832,891 project to improve the alignment of KY 172 between mile markers 5 and 8, and reconstruct KY 172 between mile markers 2 and 5 in Morgan County. Construction is to be completed within 360 working days once work begins.
The Department of Highways District 10 consists of 10 counties – Breathitt, Estill, Lee, Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Powell and Wolfe – in east-central and southeastern Kentucky. The district office is located in Jackson.
Construction activities are scheduled on a tentative basis and are subject to change depending on weather conditions. Motorists are asked to drive with caution in work zones and be aware of workers, traffic control devices and construction equipment when traveling in areas where projects are ongoing.
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