Webster County residents can expect improvements to local roadways thanks to a significant boost in transportation funding announced this week.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced on Wednesday that Webster County will receive $829,000 in Rural Secondary Program funding to repair roads within the county, following a recent meeting with state engineers and the Webster County Fiscal Court.
According to state transportation officials, the Rural Secondary funds—generated by Kentucky’s gas tax—are used to upgrade rural secondary state-maintained roads that connect smaller towns to urban centers and serve as crucial farm-to-market routes for local agriculture.
Under the Rural Secondary Program’s funding formula, 80 percent of Webster County’s allocation—$572,000—will be used for two Kentucky Transportation Cabinet-recommended and court-approved projects: resurfacing 2.78 miles of Kentucky 2836 from U.S. Highway 41 to Kentucky 120, and 2.02 miles of Kentucky 2838 between Caney Creek and Kentucky 857.
The remaining 20 percent, or $257,000—known as “Flex Funds”—can either be returned to the state for additional repairs on state roads or kept for local projects, and magistrates voted unanimously to use the funds for repairs on county-maintained roads.
County officials can now use those funds to upgrade and repair roads within Webster County.
