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El gobernador Andy Beshear inauguró la finalización del segmento de Wolfe County de la expansión de Mountain Parkway, completando la última pieza de un tramo continuo de 32 millas de carretera de cuatro carriles que mejora significativamente la conectividad en el este de Kentucky. El proyecto de 11 millas en Wolfe County, que costó 97 millones de dólares y fue financiado en parte con una subvención federal de 55 millones de dólares, amplió la carretera de dos a cuatro carriles y modernizó los intercambiadores en Kentucky 191 y Kentucky 1010 en Hazel Green. Una vez completada la expansión total de 45 millas, Kentucky tendrá 400 millas continuas de carretera de cuatro carriles y alta velocidad conectando Pikeville con Paducah, lo que aumentará el comercio y la movilidad en todo el estado.
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Governor Andy Beshear marked the completion of the Wolfe County segment of the Mountain Parkway Expansion, delivering the final piece of a 32-mile continuous four-lane highway stretch that significantly improves connectivity for Eastern Kentucky.
The completed Wolfe County segment, an 11-mile project that began construction in August 2022, represents a major achievement for the broader 45-mile Mountain Parkway Expansion. The segment widened the parkway from two lanes to four and modernized interchanges at Kentucky 191 and Kentucky 1010 in Hazel Green, improving travel safety and speed for residents and freight vehicles throughout the region.
The $97 million Wolfe County project was funded in part by a $55 million federal Infrastructure for Rebuilding America grant. The segment runs from the end of the four-lane section near Campton to just west of the Lee City/West Liberty interchange.
Once complete, the entire project will create a safer, more modern connection enhancing access to healthcare, education and economic opportunity. The Mountain Parkway originally opened in November 1963 as one of Kentucky’s first toll roads, with eastern sections built as two-lane and three-lane roadways.
The expansion remains a priority for the Beshear administration. The state broke ground on August 18 on the final 13-mile segment connecting Salyersville in Magoffin County to Prestonsburg in Floyd County. Once the project is complete, Kentucky will have 400 continuous miles of four-lane, high-speed highway connecting Pikeville to Paducah, creating increased commerce and mobility across the state.
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