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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear prioritized two new bridges over the Ohio River January 14 as part of his recommended budget. Released on the same date as his recommended six-year highway plan, Beshear proposed to set aside $250 million in state funds as the matching requirement for federal grants being sought for three transportation priorities. The first is toll-free funding of the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor project in northern Kentucky, which includes construction of a companion bridge to share the volume of traffic on interstates 71 and 75 between Coving-ton in Kentucky and Cincinnati in Ohio. Another is continued development of the 1-69 Ohio River crossing at Henderson. The third project is widening work necessary to extend the four-lane Mountain Parkway along Ky. 114 from Salyersville to Prestonburg. Each of the projects is listed separately in the recommended highway plan as a Kentucky "mega" project. |