Some long awaited road projects in Northern Kentucky’s urban cities may finally be on the way.
Governor Steve Beshear on Wednesday sent to the Kentucky General Assembly a 2014-2020 Recommended Highway Plan that, if enacted, would provide nearly $7 billion of state and federal funding for transportation improvements across the Commonwealth, according to the governor’s office.
In addition to a financing plan to continue the Brent Spence Bridge project, a plan that includes more than $1.7 billion toll revenue bonds, Beshear’s plan also highlights many individual projects in Covington, Newport, and Kenton & Campbell Counties.
Some of the plans include a new exit ramp at Newport off of I-471, reconstruction of the intersection of Pike & Main Streets in Covington, the reconstruction of Hands Pike, and a multipurpose trail along several river cities.
These are some of the projects that Beshear recommends to be funded (some with matching funds from the federal government and other entities):
KENTON COUNTY (selected projects, not comprehensive)
(Project; Year(s); Amount)
Reconstruct KY 536 from Boone County line to KY 17 as a 4-lane urban section; 2019 & 2020; $22 million & $4.16 million
Extend second eastbound lane from Thomas More Parkway from Turkeyfoot Road to Crestview Blvd.; 2015 & 2016; $117,400, $40,000, $528,000
Pavement & sidewalk restoration along Sixth Street & Scott Blvd. to Russell Street & sidewalk improvements on Scott Blvd. from 4th Street to 6th Street; 2014; $1.382 million
Phase I multi-use path along Bromley-Crescent Springs Rd. from Anderson Road to Amsterdam Road; 2016 & 2017; $1.2 million & $3.08 million
Resurfacing of Russell Street from Sixth Street to Eighteenth Street; 2014; $142,000
Pedestrian bicycle trail through Ludlow, Covington, Newport, and Bellevue; 2015; $481,600
Install guardrail along KY 8 east of Amsterdam Rd. (KY 371); 2014; $42,105
Replace West Fifteenth Street Bridge; 2014 & 2015; $1.89 million
Remove & evaluate Eleventh Street Bridge; 2014 & 2015; $2.61 million
Install additional lane at Fourth Street intersecting with Philadelphia Street; 2014; $1.26 million
Eliminate traffic signal, realign intersection of Pike & Main Streets for free-flowing traffic; 2014; $760,000
Reconstruct Hands Pike from KY 17 to Crystal Lake Drive; 2014 & 2015; $11.3 million
Grind and resurface Madison Avenue from MLK Blvd. to 16th Street; 2014; $175,000
Resurface Main Street & Highwater Road in Bromley; 2014; $500,000
CAMPBELL COUNTY (select projects, not comprehensive)
Study & rehabilitate the I-471 Corridor; 2014; $1.4 million
Extend proposed Pond Creek Road from US 27 to AA Highway via portion of KY 10/KY 1997 Corridor (New KY 536); 2016 & 2017 & 2018; $40 million
KY 9Â extension; 2014 & 2015; $2.9 million
Construct a sidewalk on south side of Memorial Parkway from Pavilion Parkway to Wilson Rd. over I-471; 2014 & 2015 & 2016; $622,000
Roadway rehabilitation on Carothers Road from Monmouth Street to right-turn lane at Newport Shopping Center; 2016 & 2017; $1.1 million
Installation of sidewalks and traffic control measures along 4th Street & Montmouth Street from Saratoga to Monmouth and 3rd & 8th Streets/Columbia to Putman & 9th; 2014; $250,000
Construct sidewalks and install crosswalks and roadway markers along Dayton Pike from 7th Street to Chateau Drive and along Belmont Rd. to Ervin Terrace; 2014; $161,200
Reconstruct KY 9 along a new route to north of 10th Street; 2015; $4.5 million
Reconstruct KY 9 along a new route from north of 10th Street to US 27 (York Street); 2016; $8.5 million
Construct new I-471 southbound exit ramp at KY 8; 2014; $2.7 million
Transportation improvements to AA Highway-I-275 Connector; 2014; $12.5 million (in two separate projects)
See the full list of proposed projects in Kenton, Campbell, and Boone Counties as well as statewide by clicking here.
Photo:Â 4th Street in Covington/RCN