State grant money totaling $1.6 million will help improve issues in one of Kentucky’s 10 fastest-growing counties.
Bullitt County will use the money to fund three projects that will help support continued growth through expanded internet service, resurfaced roads and extended water services.
The Bullitt County government has aimed to control the growth by prioritizing improvements around the county. The state grant will help fund some of the county’s most needed projects with $1,090,982 being directed toward a project that will expand high-speed internet in Bullitt County, enabling Bardstown Connect to provide the service to 1,061 unserved households in Bullitt and surrounding counties.
The county was awarded a grant from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet for $79,200 to resurface nearly 2 miles of Holsclaw Hill Road from state Road 1526 to the Jefferson County line. It is a frequently traveled road with more than a dozen residents in need of improved road conditions.
Aside from road and internet improvements, Mt. Washington will use $480,833 to expand clean water access to more than a dozen residents on Foster Lane.
The grant money is allowing the city to begin a project that will connect the 14 residents to city water.
The funding for necessary projects in the county only reach the tip of the iceberg for what is required of infrastructure to match the massive growth.
The county government said the projects will begin in the next few months, providing a positive start for the direction in which Bullitt County must go.
Source: WDRB
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