Over $800,000 was awarded to seven counties to improve roadways.
Governor Andy Beshear and Energy and Environment Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Goodman made the announcement Friday that $886,151 was awarded to improve the safety of area roadways and to support the reuse of waste tires through rubber-modified asphalt projects.
Counties receiving grant funding include:
Butler County ($160,282) to resurface Flat Rock Road (CR 1204)
Hardin County ($135,864) to resurface Flint Hill Road (CR 1274)
Larue County ($159,616) to resurface Country Lane
McLean County ($56,250) to resurface Tram Road
Meade County ($139,080) to resurface Flaherty Road
Russell County ($133,388) to resurface Crocus Road
Todd County ($101,671) to resurface Henderson Road (CR 1235)
The selected roads have culverts, shoulders, and bases in good condition. The grant funding will be used for the application of asphalt overlay to the county roads. Thin asphalt overlays using rubber-modified asphalt have been shown to reduce noise, are more resistant to cracking and rutting, and increase the life of the roadway by seven to 10 years.
As a condition of the grant funding, the counties have agreed to pay for the application of conventional chip seal or thin overlay on a road in their county with similar characteristics, to allow for comparison between conventional and rubber-modified asphalt.
The money for these projects comes from the Kentucky Waste Tire Trust Fund, which receives $2 from every new tire sold in the state.
Source: WBKO
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