The Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments announced this week that it had awarded $82 million for 52 road projects in its service area, about $12.6 million of which are in Kentucky. The council, more commonly known as OKI, is a consortium of local governments, businesses, and other institutions. “Today, the OKI Board of Directors unanimously […]
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Who is responsible for filling potholes in Kenton County?
Kenton County mayors and other local officials and administrators considered ways to handle the county’s fragmented road ownership structure and the problems it presents for managing road repairs this week. The discussion took place at Saturday morning’s meeting of the Kenton County Mayors Group at the Ludlow Community Center. The informal group meets monthly to […]
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Boone County approves state’s first Transportation Improvement District
Boone County Fiscal Court has passed an ordinance creating a Transportation Improvement District, a special-purpose governmental entity created to coordinate and fund transportation-related projects within a specific geographic area.
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When it finally snows, who is clearing the roads?
While we didn’t get a white Christmas, winter weather is still going to be coming to Northern Kentucky here soon. Before the real winter weather begins, we wanted to ask, how does snow and ice removal and mitigation work? The State of Kentucky Department of Transportation covers all interstates and state roads while Boone, Campbell […]
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Exit from westbound I-275 to Airport Connector to close until Thursday
The exit ramp from Interstate 275 westbound to the Airport Connector will be closed for pavement repair Tuesday evening, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Due to extreme heat, the 4B exit to KY 212 closure will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 14. Work is expected to last until 4 p.m. Thursday afternoon, June […]