Projects include critical road and wastewater upgrades
FRANKFORT, KY (April 24, 2024)—Sen. Danny Carroll, R-Benton, has helped secure millions in critical funding to support local projects in Marshall County.
Included in the state’s two-year road plan, House Bill (HB) 266, Carroll helped secure nearly $26.05 million for planning, designing, obtaining rights-of-way, utility work, and construction of various projects in the county, including
- More than $12.92 million to support two bridge projects
- $11 million for the bridge on KY Highway 402 at East Fork Clarks River, and
- $1.925 million for the bridge on KY Highway 2603 at Solider Creek,
- Nearly $7 million total for two projects to address interstate conditions, including Interstate 24 from mile points 26.558 to 29.136 and Interstate 69 from mile point 34.487 to 40.088,
- Over $3.6 million to improve access and reduce congestion on US Highway 62 from KY Highway 95 to the existing four-lane highway at Lone Valley Road near the Interstate 24 interchange and future Interstate 69 connection,
- $1.5 million for corrections in the roadway geometrics and address access safety concerns, service, and congestion issues from Benton Baptist Temple Road and Happy Hollow Road to US Highway 68 in Draffenville, and
- $1 million for improvements in geometric alignments and to address access issues and safety concerns from KY Highway 2206 to the entrance of Marshall County Hospital in Benton.
House Joint Resolution 91 includes scheduled projects and anticipated needs for the remaining four years of the six-year highway construction plan. Find HJR 91 HERE. Marshall County-specific projects can be found on pages 158-160.
As a provision in HB 1, Carroll and the Senate successfully leveraged $450 million from Kentucky’s $3.7 billion budget reserve trust fund to boost the state’s road, bridge and highway repair efforts in the state road plan.
A provision will also provide $1.7 million to the Marshall County Fiscal Court to install a package wastewater treatment plant at the Aurora Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The 2024 Legislative Session concluded on Monday, April 15.