Frankfort, KY. (Feb. 8, 2016)- The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has awarded a contract for the reconstruction of a section of U.S. 68/KY 80 in western Trigg County. Governor Matt Bevin announced that Rogers Group, LLC, has been awarded a $54 million contract for approximately 8 miles of new 4-lane highway between Cadiz and Canton. The project supplies a missing link in the long-awaited U.S. 68/KY 80 4-lane corridor through southern Kentucky. This reconstruction project in Trigg County brings us another step closer to the completion of the 4-lane east-west corridor across southern Kentucky, Gov. Bevin said. Work is progressing on the new bridges over Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley and completion of this section will provide better accessibility for tourists visiting the scenic Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area. The project includes construction of a new 4-lane roughly paralleling the existing roadway from the intersection of U.S. 68-Business at Cadiz extending to the east end of the Lake Barkley Bridge at Canton-a distance of about 8 miles. Engineers in KYTC District1 conducted a pre-construction meeting with the contractor in early February with the expectation that some earth work could start near the east end of the project later this month. However, the contractor will be required to obtain a number of permits for work in environmentally sensitive areas near Lake Barkley before work can extend to the western end of the project corridor. Our goal is to have traffic running on this new section shortly after the new U.S. 68/KY 80 Lake Barkley Bridge is completed, said KYTC District 1 Chief Engineer Mike McGregor. The target completion date is November 30, 2019.
