Department of Highways District 9

For Immediate Release
May 28, 2008

Media contact: Allen Blair
Allen.Blair@ky.gov
(606) 845-2551
(606) 748-3716

 

Transportation Cabinet awards $2.2 million in road contracts
Work set for Nicholas, Fleming, Rowan, Bath and Carter counties

FLEMINGSBURG , Ky. – Nearly $2.2 million in contracts awarded by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will mean upgrades to 13 miles of roadways in Nicholas, Fleming, Rowan, Bath and Carter counties in Department of Highways District 9.

Among the projects is an $892,000 effort to widen the road leading from KY 7 into Grayson Lake State Park .

ASL Excavating Inc. won the bid to improve the state park approach road (KY 8038). Work is expected to take place this year, and take over two months to complete.

Other projects awarded recently include repairing bridges and resurfacing roads with new asphalt to boost Kentucky 's transportation reliability and improve safety for motorists.

“These are important investments in our transportation infrastructure,” said Transportation Secretary Joe Prather. “A solid transportation infrastructure is essential to our communities everywhere in the commonwealth.”

In District 9, low-bid contracts were awarded for the following work:

• Resurface Cane Run Road (KY 928) in Nicholas County from KY 36 near Moorefield east to KY 3315 at Cassidy Creek, a distance of 3.55 miles – to H.G. Mays Corporation, $271,482.70.

• Resurface Bald Hill-Hillsboro Road (KY 1515) in Fleming County from KY 111 north to KY 156, a distance of 4.94 miles – to H.G. Mays Corporation, $186,234.97.

• Repair the surface of a bridge on US 60 that crosses Triplett Creek near Farmers in Rowan County – to M&M Services Co. Inc., $380,012.45.

• Resurface Owingsville-Morehead Road ( US 60) from just west of Salt Lick to the Licking River Bridge in Bath County , a distance of 4.44 miles – to The Walker Company of Kentucky Inc., $461,124.25.

• Widen and improve existing approach road (KY 8038) from KY 7 into Grayson Lake State Park in Carter County – to ASL Excavating Inc., $891,854.20.

This construction will greatly benefit the traveling public's safety, said Bart Bryant, District 9 chief district engineer.

“Restoring bridge decks and adding a new layer of blacktop ensure roadways remain smooth and free of obstacles,” Bryant said. “It's part of the cabinet's mission to maintain a reliable transportation system.”

Most projects will take place this summer or fall. During construction, motorists should “Drive Smart” in work zones and remain aware of workers, traffic control devices and construction equipment at all times.