Logan County will receive $14,395,000 for road improvements in the proposed $4.5 billion state road plan, said Senator Joey Pendleton, D-Hopkinsville.

The two-year road plan, approved on the floor of the Kentucky State Senate and the House of Representatives has been sent to Governor Steve Beshear to be signed into law.

The funds in Logan County will be allocated to the following projects during the next two years:

· Reconstruct Ky-79 at Motts Lick Creek (Davenport Hill) Northeast of Russellville including bridge replacement, $5.3 million;

· Replace bridge on KY-664 (MP 3.298) over Pleasant Run Creek; 2.3 MI N.W. of JCT KY 663, $150,000;

· Construct connector between Russellville Bypass and KY-100 East of Russellville, $4.48 million;

· Reconstruct/relocate and continue four laning of US-431 from the end of the existing four-lane North of Epleys to approximately 1.5 miles North of KY-106 East (North of Lewisburg), $1.56 million;

· Reconstructuion/relocate and continue four-laning of US-431 from approximately 1.5 miles North of Ky-106 East (North of Lewisburg to WK-9001/Wendell Ford Western Kentucky Parkway, $2.6 million, and

· Reconstruction to improve geometrics of the US 68X and KY 2146 intersection in Russellville, $305,000.

Todd County plans
Todd County will receive $4,790,000 for road improvements in the proposed $4.5 billion state road plan, said Senator Joey Pendleton, D-Hopkinsville.

The two-year road plan, approved on the floor of the Kentucky State Senate and the House of Representatives late Saturday, has been sent to Governor Steve Beshear to be signed into law.

The funds in Todd County will be allocated to the following projects during the next two years:

· Reconstruct and widen from Elkton Courthouse North to US-68/80, $4.1 million;

· Study and design an interchange of KY-41, KY-79, and KY-181, $100,000, and

· Improve curbing, guttering and pavement in Patriot Park, $590,000.

Pendleton comments

"The economic benefits of these projects will generate employment across Kentucky. These projects will reopen the rock quarries and blacktop plants and cause construction companies to buy or lease equipment to do the work, which in turn will create a need for tires, fuel, drainage pipes, and other materials and supplies necessary to develop roads. Highway construction requires enormous manpower, equipment and materials and that impacts a lot of people," Senator Pendleton said.

“This plan is more than an investment in our roads. Its tentacles will reach into our communities to stimulate the economy. Funds appropriated for road construction will have a trickle down effect. A construction worker who gets a paycheck on Friday will spend it. Taxes will be generated that will help fund education and human services,” he added.

"This development will go a long way toward improving our roads, but more importantly, it will greatly boost the economy and allow family life to come back together. This plan will improve life for all Kentuckians," Senator Pendleton explained. "These investments in our roads are investments in economic development and in the future of the Commonwealth."

Senator Pendleton represents the 3rd district, which includes Christian, Logan and Todd counties