Lane closures on Richwood Road, or KY 338, in Boone County began last week and will continue through Friday. These single-lane closures are part of the ongoing corrective work for the Richwood Road Interchange Project. Road crews are working on a one-mile stretch of Richwood Road from the roundabout at Triple Crown Blvd./Grand National Blvd. […]
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Part of Pike Street in Covington to be closed for three weeks starting Sept. 16
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will close a portion of Dixie Highway in Covington for three weeks beginning Monday, Sept. 16, to repair a hill slide, leading to round the clock lane closures.
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Lane closures on Alexandria Pike: What you need to know
A resurfacing project on Alexandria Pike in Campbell County began over the weekend and is expected to be finished later this month. Road crews are expected to work on Alexandria Pike just north of Plum Creek Road and extend north to around Nagel Road, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Contractors should begin milling/paving by […]
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Covington’s 4th Street is getting a new bike lane: Here’s what to expect
Prep work for a road reconfiguration on Fourth Street from Garrard Street to Johnson Street will begin next week, reducing the number of vehicular lanes from three to two and installing a dedicated bike lane with a three-foot buffer from the curb.
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More Publix? Boone County nearing approval of Graves Road zone change
The Boone County Fiscal Court is nearing approval of a zone change request that would pave the way for The Shoppes at Hebron Pointe, a new commercial development on Graves Road—one that’s long been speculated to be anchored by a Publix grocery store. On Tuesday, Boone County conducted the first reading on an ordinance changing […]
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Kentucky is an outlier with costly single-bid road paving contracts, new findings show
New findings from Kentucky legislative researchers show the state awards significantly more road paving contracts to a single bidder than other nearby states, generally driving up the overall costs of the contracts. Legislative Research Commission staff presented the new findings to a committee of lawmakers Aug. 15 as a part of releasing an LRC report. That report from […]
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Daily closures on U.S. 27, AA Highway in Cold Spring begin Thursday
Temporary road closures on U.S. 27 and the AA Highway in Cold Spring will begin on Aug. 15 due to scheduled blasting operations associated with the Cold Spring Pointe development, with closures lasting for approximately 10 minutes daily at 7 p.m.
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All lanes of 4th Street Bridge reopened after $82k repair
The 4th Street Bridge in Covington and Newport has been repaired and now has a 19-ton weight limit, allowing school buses to once again use the crossing.
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Covington to accept $192K for Madison Ave. signal reconfiguration
The Covington City Commission has accepted about $192,000 from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to redesign traffic signals on Madison Avenue, aimed at improving traffic flow and reducing carbon emissions.
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$3.7M from state approved for Covington’s Scott and Greenup two-way conversion
The Covington City Commission will accept $3.7 million in federal and state funds to convert Scott and Greenup Streets to two-way traffic, with the project expected to be completed by the spring.