McCracken County fiscal court voted Aug. 25 to authorize the judge executive to sign a resolution finalizing a negotiated transfer of road ownership and maintenance responsibility with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

Randy, speaking for county road staff during the meeting, summarized the trade: the county will give the state about 10.5 miles of higher-volume connector roads and will accept roughly 4.3 miles of lower-volume roads that county staff judged to fit better in the county system. "We're gonna be swapping, giving the state 10 and a half miles of high volume, connector road... and we'll be accepting 4.3 miles of lower volume road that, really fit more into our system," Randy said.

The presentation cited practical benefits in day-to-day operations: improved continuity for snow removal and mowing and reduced inefficiencies created when short segments of road left with one agency forced the other to cross jurisdictional boundaries to perform routine work. Randy used Snyderman and Pool Road, under I-24 just west of Husband Road, as an example where county maintenance will now be contiguous.

Court members noted New Hope Road will become a state-maintained connector and discussed the cost implications of maintaining higher-volume reconstructed segments. The court approved the resolution by voice vote; the motion carried.

The agreement was negotiated with KYTC staff over time and reflects both parties' choices of which segments to trade, according to meeting remarks. The resolution authorizes the judge executive to sign all documents necessary to finalize the transfers. The court did not identify any new immediate county expenditures tied to the swap in open session.