Governor Commissions Highway Study
By: Web Producer
Updated: September 6, 2007
Governor Fletcher Commissions Highway Study
(Frankfort, KY)
Governor Ernie Fletcher today told Owensboro business and community leaders that he is commissioning a $500,000 highway study to help them achieve their highest transportation priority; designation of the Audubon and William H. Natcher parkways as "spur route" connections to future Interstates 66 and 69. The Governor made the announcement at the monthly "Rooster Booster" breakfast meeting of the Owensboro Chamber of Commerce. The future I-69 will include the Pennyrile and Western Kentucky (WK) parkways from Eddyville to Henderson. The preferred route for I-66 would trace the WK and the southern half of the Natcher Parkway from Eddyville to Bowling Green. The Audubon connects Owensboro and Henderson. The northern half of the Natcher begins at the Owensboro Bypass and intersects with the WK near Hartford. The study also will evaluate the capacity of the Owensboro Bypass for linking the two spur routes in Owensboro and determine how best to connect the spurs to the William H. Natcher Bridge, east of Owensboro. The study also will set priorities. The study is expected to take about 18 months. (Copyright 2007 Newsroom Solutions, LLC) Delivered by Newsroom Solutions/Regional News Service RNS-09-06-07 1343CDT
Governor Ernie Fletcher today told Owensboro business and community leaders that he is commissioning a $500,000 highway study to help them achieve their highest transportation priority; designation of the Audubon and William H. Natcher parkways as "spur route" connections to future Interstates 66 and 69. The Governor made the announcement at the monthly "Rooster Booster" breakfast meeting of the Owensboro Chamber of Commerce. The future I-69 will include the Pennyrile and Western Kentucky (WK) parkways from Eddyville to Henderson. The preferred route for I-66 would trace the WK and the southern half of the Natcher Parkway from Eddyville to Bowling Green. The Audubon connects Owensboro and Henderson. The northern half of the Natcher begins at the Owensboro Bypass and intersects with the WK near Hartford. The study also will evaluate the capacity of the Owensboro Bypass for linking the two spur routes in Owensboro and determine how best to connect the spurs to the William H. Natcher Bridge, east of Owensboro. The study also will set priorities. The study is expected to take about 18 months. (Copyright 2007 Newsroom Solutions, LLC) Delivered by Newsroom Solutions/Regional News Service RNS-09-06-07 1343CDT
