Senate Approves Road Construction Plan

{Frankfort, Kentucky}...Thursday afternoon, the Senate voted 37-0 for a two-year road construction plan and 36-0 for the six-year plan. Lawmakers moved quickly on the final day of this year's legislative session to pass the plan that includes $3.5 billion worth of construction projects over the next two years and more than $10 billion worth over the next six years. Senate Transportation Committee Chairman Ernie Harris, R-Crestwood, said the proposal includes funding for the state's single largest project: $2.6 billion for two bridges across the Ohio River in Louisville. Harris said the Democratic-controlled House and the Republican-led Senate agreed that project is a top priority. The appropriations bill also includes $200 million to widen the heavily traveled Interstate 65, where numerous fatal traffic crashes have occurred in recent years.