Rebuild of KY 1274 (Pretty Ridge) in Rowan County Among Latest KYTC Contracts
Total of $3.25 million in state highway projects awarded
FLEMINGSBURG, Ky. (Oct. 7, 2022) – A $2.2 million project to rebuild and resurface Pretty Ridge Road (KY 1274) in Rowan County was one of three Kentucky Transportation Cabinet highway improvement contracts awarded this month.
The contracts, which were advertised for bid in September, include paving and other repair projects on the following state highways:
Pretty Ridge Road (KY 1274) from KY 519 to KY 801 in Rowan County – Contractors will make slip area repairs at several locations, perform full-depth cement stabilization of the roadbed, and resurface the pavement with five miles of new blacktop. Work will be done by Hinkle Contracting Company LLC under a $2,245,087.99 low-bid Transportation Cabinet contract. Contractors have until June 30, 2023, to complete the project. Work is expected to begin next spring with slip repairs and roadbed stabilization, with paving work to follow. (In addition to state transportation funds, about $800,000 in Federal Lands Access Program funding is being used to pay for this project.)
KY 984, KY 1149, and KY 1237 in Lewis County – Contractors will repave Little Cabin Creek Road (KY 984) from the Mason County line to KY 57; will repave Town Branch Road (KY 1149) between KY 9 (AA) and KY 59; and will repave Bridgeport Road (KY 1237) from KY 57 to the Mason County line. Work will be done by Eaton Asphalt Paving Co., Inc., under a $823,845.40 low-bid Transportation Cabinet contract. Contractors have until June 30, 2023 to complete the work. Paving is expected to begin next spring.
US 23 North of South Shore in Greenup County – Contractors will remove a deteriorating concrete median along 500 feet of the highway south of the U.S. Grant bridge at Portsmouth. Work will be done by Bluegrass Contracting Corporation under a $187,400 low-bid Transportation Cabinet contract. Work is expected to be done this fall.
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