Governor Andy Beshear has announced more than $6 million for 12 critical bridge projects in nine Kentucky counties and the city of Flemingsburg, aimed at improving safety, reducing travel delays and restoring access where bridges have closed or deteriorated.
The funding comes from the County and City Bridge Improvement Program, which has now delivered $38.7 million to local governments since 2025. This latest round includes 10 full bridge replacements and two repair or preservation projects, all involving bridges that are currently closed or restricted.
Beshear said the work is essential to keeping Kentuckians connected to “jobs, doctors, school, and more,” adding that the projects will lead to safer travel and quicker commutes.
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary Jim Gray said the focus is to “repair what’s failing and restore access where it’s been lost,” noting that the improvements will eliminate long detours and reopen routes for heavy vehicles.
Among the projects:
+ Trigg County was approved for more than $30,000 to address needs on both Kings Chapel and Old Dover roads.
+ While Crittenden County was awarded $780,000 for the Copperas Spring Road bridge replacement and $590,000 for the Nunn Switch #2 bridge. Judge-Executive Perry Newcom said the funds will allow the county to replace two “critically failing” bridges and praised legislators for maintaining the program.
