A two-year state road plan included $19.3 million to complete a southern bypass around Russellville. The plan was approved by state legislators Friday and must now be approved by Gov. Matt Bevin.

This southern Russellville bypass section is from U.S. 79 to Ky. 100 and would be 4.5 miles long. 

“This is the last piece of that loop,” said Jeff Moore, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 director. He said he has been working on that road around the southern part of the Logan County city since 1997. The first section of the road was bid in 1991, followed by other sections in 1993 and 2010.

Outside of Warren County, which was alloted $109,999,000 for projects; Simpson County was earmarked for $37,630,000; followed by Edmonson County, $34,100,00; Logan County, $19,910,000; Allen County, $10,120,000; Butler County, $10,888,800; Hart County, $2,500,000; and Barren County, $600,000. Those figures include the remainder of the 2016 fiscal year as well as the 2017 and 2018 fiscal years.

Other projects in the road plan include:

Allen County: Conduct a study for an eastern Scottsville bypass; improvements to the safety of Ky. 98 near Durham Springs Church; improvements to Ky. 100 from near Stony Point Road intersection to east of the Alonzo Long Hollow Road intersection; reconstruct Ky. 100 south of Ky. 2160 to Ky. 980; widen Ky. 100 to three lanes from Oliver Street to U.S. 31-E; improve each end of Industrial Access Road; reconstruct 1 mile of Ky. 98 east of the bridge over Barren River Lake.

Barren County: Reconstruct Ky. 9 east of Glasgow from the bridge over Fallen Timber Creek to the Metcalfe County line; connect U.S. 31-E to Old Cavalry Drive at the existing intersection of U.S. 31-E and Trojan Trail; widen Ky. 90 from Sanders Street to U.S. 68 in Glasgow; widen U.S. 31 from State Park Road to Nunn Parkway; widen Ky. 1297 from Donnelly Drive to U.S. 31-E and widen Donnelly; widen Ky. 70 at the Cave City Industrial Park; construct an access drive at Cave City Industrial Park; construct an industrial access road to connect to Ky. 70.

Butler County: Replace bridge on Ky. 340 over Indian Camp Creek; operation of the Reed’s ferry at Logansport and the Rochester ferry.

Edmonson County: Do spot improvements and reconstruction of various portions of Ky. 259, including from .4 miles north of the Ky. 70 intersection to north of the Kyrock Elementary School.

Hart County: Construct a truck route west of Horse Cave from Ky. 218 to U.S. 31-W to avoid the railroad crossing and downtown area.

Logan County: Replace the bridge on Ky. 664 over Pleasant Run Creek; improve sight lines on Ky. 2349 at the railroad crossing between the stockyards and industrial park.

Simpson County: Reconstruct Ky. 100 from Ky. 2622 to east of Sulphur Fork Creek; reconstruct and widen Ky. 100 from Interstate 65 to Ky. 622; extend Garvin Lane to Henderson Industrial Park; widen to three lanes Ky. 1008 from Ky. 73 to North Franklin Street; widen to five lanes U.S. 31 from Ky. 1008 to Ky. 621; conduct a planning study for a new route between Ky. 100 west of Franklin or U.S. 31-W south of Franklin and the Tennessee border near Witt Road; construct a new access road to Broady Industrial Park.

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