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| Gov. Beshear Approves Requests From 42 City and County Governments to Fund Needed Repairs to Local Streets and Roads | Sept. 2023 GOV FD-39 Discretionary Funding | Statewide | Frankfort | 9/21/2023 |
Discretionary awards total more than $6.1 million in latest round, more than $68 million for the administration to date |
| Contact Email:
chuck.wolfe@ky.gov |
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| Gov. Andy Beshear Announces Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Tornado Response Project in Running for National Award | Transportation Project Award | Statewide | Frankfort | 9/15/2023 |
Nominated as part of annual America’s Transportation Awards recognizing impactful DOT work |
| Contact Email:
chuck.wolfe@ky.gov |
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| Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Launches ‘Paint the Plow’ School Art Program | Statewide Paint the Plow Program Launch | Statewide | Frankfort | 9/15/2023 |
High schools paint snowplow blades to promote safe driving in snow and ice |
| Contact Email:
chuck.wolfe@ky.gov |
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| Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Announces Adopt-A-Highway Art Contest for 2023 | AAH Art Contest 2023 | Statewide | Frankfort | 9/6/2023 |
Deadline for students to submit artwork is Oct. 20 |
| Contact Email:
chuck.wolfe@ky.gov |
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| Transportation Secretary Jim Gray Issues Official Order to Help Speed Relief to Florida, Other Areas Damaged by Idalia | SECY Official Order IDALIA | Statewide | Frankfort | 8/28/2023 |
Applies to crews working to restore power, clear debris |
| Contact Email:
chuck.wolfe@ky.gov |
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| Transportation Cabinet Awards Scholarships to 34 Aspiring Civil Engineers, Construction Managers and Engineering Techs | 2023 Engineering Scholarship Recipients | Statewide | Frankfort | 8/28/2023 |
Program to assure steady flow of talent offers tuition assistance, summer work, and full-time employment upon graduation |
| Contact Email:
chuck.wolfe@ky.gov |
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| Gov. Beshear Approves Requests From 24 City and County Governments To Fund Improvement Projects for Local Streets and Roads | GOV FD-39 Discretionary Funding RELEASE FINAL | Statewide | Frankfort | 8/24/2023 |
Awards total $3.4 million, will make positive difference for hundreds of Kentuckians, businesses |
| Contact Email:
Chuck.Wolfe@ky.gov |
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| Gov. Beshear: Contractor Selected as Progress Continues on I-65 Corridor Rehab Project in Downtown Louisville | I-65 Central Corridor Contractor RELEASE FINAL | Statewide | Frankfort | 8/24/2023 |
‘Central Corridor’ among the most heavily used in Kentucky, vital to UPS, Muhammad Ali International Airport, Kentucky Expo Center, other major employers |
| Contact Email:
Crystal.Staley@ky.gov |
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| Gov. Andy Beshear Announces Kentucky, Indiana Applying for $632.3 Million Federal Grant to Advance Interstate 69 Ohio River Crossing Bi-State Mega Project | I-69 ORX Grant Application RELEASE | Statewide | Frankfort | 8/21/2023 |
‘Completing the crossing’ critical for safety, connectivity, economic competitiveness |
| Contact Email:
Chuck.Wolfe@ky.gov |
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| Gov. Andy Beshear Announces $1.25 Million in Grants to Improve Safety at Railroad Crossings | Railroad Crossing Grants | Statewide | Frankfort | 8/18/2023 |
Transportation funding to improve public safety, freight movement |
| Contact Email:
chuck.wolfe@ky.gov |
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| Kentucky Joins National Effort to Prevent Impaired Driving During Labor Day Holiday | KOHS Drive Sober campaign | Statewide | Frankfort | 8/17/2023 |
‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ runs Aug. 18 - Sept. 4 |
| Contact Email:
erin.eggen@ky.gov |
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| Kentuckians Urged to Protect Those Who Protect Us | 2023 Move Over Release | Statewide | Frankfort | 8/1/2023 |
Slow Down and Move Over for Emergency Vehicles |
| Contact Email:
erin.eggen@ky.gov; howard.blanton@ky.gov; lweaverhawkins@aaa-alliedgroup.com |
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| Long-Awaited Interchange Project Designed to Bring More Safety, Less Congestion in Pulaski County is Ceremonially Opened | KY 80 Ribbon Cutting | Statewide | Frankfort | 7/24/2023 |
Transportation Secretary Jim Gray says good roads ‘aren’t red or blue’ |
| Contact Email:
chuck.wolfe@ky.gov |
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| Transportation Secretary Jim Gray Issues Official Order to Help Speed Relief to Western Kentucky, Other Areas Affected by Violent Storms, Flooding | July 19, 2023 SECY Official Order | Statewide | Frankfort | 7/19/2023 |
Applies to crews working to restore power, clear debris |
| Contact Email:
chuck.wolfe@ky.gov |
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| State Equipment Operators Compete in ‘Roadeo’ That Combines Safety Training with Skills Competition | 2023 State Roadeo | Statewide | Frankfort | 7/6/2023 |
12 qualify to advance to regional skills competition in West Virginia |
| Contact Email:
naitore.djigbenou@ky.gov; chuck.wolfe@ky.gov |
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| Gov. Andy Beshear Announces $500,000 in Grants to Four Kentucky Riverports for Infrastructure Improvements, Equipment | GOV SECY Riverport Grants | Statewide | Frankfort | 7/5/2023 |
Well-maintained riverports are essential to Kentucky economy, standard of living |
| Contact Email:
naitore.djigbenou@ky.gov; chuck.wolfe@ky.gov |
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| Kentucky Celebrates 75 Years of Investing in Engineering Scholars Building a Better Kentucky through Transportation | Scholarship Anniversary Event | Statewide | Frankfort | 6/30/2023 |
$19.4 million invested in more than 2,000 students since program inception in 1948 |
| Contact Email:
naitore.djigbenou@ky.gov; chuck.wolfe@ky.gov |
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| This Fourth of July, Remember: Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving | 2023 Fourth of July, Buzzed Driving | Statewide | Frankfort | 6/30/2023 |
Help prevent impaired driving crashes during the holiday weekend |
| Contact Email:
erin.eggen@ky.gov |
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| Gov. Andy Beshear Announces $11.5 Million in Federal Funding to Help 10 Rural Kentucky Transit Agencies Modernize Fleets, Make Other Upgrades | GOV SECY FTA Transit Grants | Statewide | Frankfort | 6/29/2023 |
Agencies serve 46 counties across the commonwealth |
| Contact Email:
naitore.djigbenou@ky.gov; chuck.wolfe@ky.gov |
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| Gov. Beshear Cuts Ribbon at Gallatin County Regional Airport, Boosts Economy, Emergency Services and Tourism in Northern Kentucky | Gallatin County Airport Ribbon Cutting | Statewide | Sanders | 6/28/2023 |
State provided $18 million to support Kentucky’s 58th General Aviation airport, filling aviation gap between Louisville and Cincinnati |
| Contact Email:
crystal.staley@ky.gov; naitore.djigbenou@ky.gov |
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| Kentucky Marks One Year of Statewide Driver Licensing Regional Offices Offering More Convenient Service Options | DLRO 1 Year Anniversary | Statewide | Frankfort | 6/27/2023 |
Remote card renewal, online appointment scheduling among list of new services available for all Kentuckians obtaining or renewing licenses, IDs |
| Contact Email:
naitore.djigbenou@ky.gov; chuck.wolfe@ky.gov |
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| Gov. Beshear: Request for Proposals Issued To Expand Kentucky’s Electric Vehicle Charging Network | Expanding Kentuckys Electric Vehicle Charging Network RFP | Statewide | Frankfort | 6/15/2023 |
Electric vehicle battery production capital of America is leading the industry expansion |
| Contact Email:
crystal.staley@ky.gov; naitore.djigbenou@ky.gov |
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| Gov. Beshear Announces Search for Team To Complete Final Section of the Mountain Parkway Expansion | RFP Issued for Final Section of the Mountain Parkway Expansion | Statewide | Frankfort | 6/14/2023 |
Design-build team will be chosen to create 13-mile Magoffin-Floyd segment |
| Contact Email:
crystal.staley@ky.gov; scottie.ellis@ky.gov |
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| Gov. Andy Beshear Announces $4.4 Million to 31 Local Governments Awards for Funding to Repair Local Roadways | Discretionary Funding June Awards | Statewide | Frankfort | 6/9/2023 |
Nearly all 120 counties have received discretionary funding to improve transportation |
| Contact Email:
naitore.djigbenou@ky.gov |
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| Gov. Beshear Awards $4.8 Million for Pedestrian Projects, Stormwater Improvements | May TAP Awards | Statewide | Frankfort | 5/18/2023 |
Five projects funded to improve sidewalks, complete trail, install drains |
| Contact Email:
naitore.djigbenou@ky.gov; chuck.wolfe@ky.gov |
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| Gov. Beshear, Transportation Secretary Gray, Local Officials Cut Ribbon on New U.S. 60 Cumberland River Bridge in Smithland | Smithland US 60 bridge ribbon-cutting - MDN | Statewide | Smithland | 5/15/2023 |
$63.6 million project replaces 1930s bridge with safer, vessel-friendly structure |
| Contact Email:
crystal.staley@ky.gov; naitore.djigbenou@ky.gov |
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| Clark County I-64 Rest Area Again Judged ‘Best Maintained’ in Kentucky | 2023 Best Maintained Rest Area I-64 EB Clark County | Statewide | Frankfort | 5/15/2023 |
Staff praised for providing clean, safe haven to motorists |
| Contact Email:
natashaf.lacy@ky.gov; naitore.djigbenou@ky.gov |
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| Transportation Secretary Jim Gray Joins City of Frankfort Officials to Break Ground on New Transit Center, Garage | Frankfort Transit Center Groundbreaking | Statewide | Frankfort | 5/9/2023 |
Project supports downtown masterplan, provides modern public transit facility |
| Contact Email:
naitore.djigbenou@ky.gov; ppeavler@frankfort.ky.gov |
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| May is Motorcycle and Bike Safety Awareness Month | Motorcycle and Bike Safety Month | Statewide | Frankfort | 5/2/2023 |
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet joins NHTSA in promoting shared safety practices by all highway users |
| Contact Email:
erin.eggen@ky.gov |
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| Gov. Beshear, Transportation Cabinet Remind Drivers “Slow is Safe When Traveling Through Work Zones” | 2023 National Work Zone Awareness Week | Statewide | Frankfort | 4/17/2023 |
National Work Zone Awareness Week is April 17-21 |
| Contact Email:
naitore.djigbenou@ky.gov; chuck.wolfe@ky.gov |
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