The Kentucky Senate on Wednesday approved by a 28-0 vote a revised two-year Road Plan for the state that adds in some money for the relocation of U.S. 641 from Marion to Eddyville. The plan approved by the House last week contained no money for the project.
While money to complete construction for the segment in Crittenden County is still missing, $1.5 million for design work in Lyon County has been allocated for 2016.
Operational money for the Cave In Rock Ferry is the only project for which funding is shown for Crittenden County.
The Senate's version of the road-building plan is slightly slimmer, with fewer projects than the House
road plan passed a week ago, according to The Herald Leader. The Senate plan calls for spending $3.67
billion on transportation projects over the next two years, while the
House version of the bill would spend $3.92 billion. One reason for the
difference: The Senate doesn't endorse the House's proposed 1.5
cent-a-gallon increase in the state's gas tax, which would boost the
road fund.
The dueling road plans will join the differing state budget and revenue
bills before a House-Senate conference committee that's trying to
negotiate final versions of each measure no later than Monday, when the
legislature is scheduled to recess for two weeks.
Read next week's issue of The Critenden Press for further information on the U.S. 641 project.
