CORRECTION: The original version of this article misidentified one of the streets included in the project. The relevant lines have been corrected. We apologize for the error.–LINK nky editorial, Feb. 26, 2026.
Covington approved a $6 million allocation from the state Tuesday night to build anti-stormwater flooding infrastructure in the city’s Peaselburg neighborhood.
The agreement has been long in the making, stemming from a deal city leaders had secured as part of the Brent Spence Corridor Project. The work will focus largely on Highland Avenue and Euclid Avenue and will entail the installation of new sewers, separations between storm water and waste water inlets, as well as a new detention basin.
“We will be able to get that designed and implemented as part of this funding allocation from The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet,” said Covington City Manager Sharmili Reddy at the caucus meeting on Feb. 17.
Flooding as long been an issue in the neighborhood and multiple comparatively piecemeal contracts and projects aimed at mitigating the problem have come down the pike over the years. Tuesday’s agreement will remain in effect for seven years, and the money will be given to the city on reimbursement basis.