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Pulaski leaders discuss $2.8M state rural allotment and tens of miles of county paving; court approves materials and road list
Summary
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 8 presented Pulaski County’s rural secondary allotment and recommended resurfacing projects; the Fiscal Court approved local purchases for patching and paving and said contractors will lay roughly 25 miles of new asphalt as state and local funds are applied.
Chris Henderlott of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (District 8) presented Pulaski County’s 2025–26 rural secondary program, reporting a rural secondary allotment of $2,800,000 and a county state rural secondary road system of 220.47 miles. Henderlott said routine maintenance costs for that mileage are $1,272,750, leaving $1,556,000, of which $510,000 is allocated to county flex funds.
Henderlott recommended resurfacing projects for 2025–26 including Kentucky 235 (beginning at State Maintenance north to Parker Road), Kentucky 328 (from KY‑865 east to KY‑39), Kentucky 761 (from the Wayne–Pulaski line north to just past Tartar Cemetery Road) and Kentucky 1956 (from KY‑80 east to the Pulaski–Rockcastle county line). He said final decisions will be made in Frankfort.
Pulaski County Fiscal Court approved multiple local road‑related purchases and a road list during the meeting. Road department requests that passed included authorization to buy 4,000 gallons of patch oil, 1,500 tons of hot mix for patching, and 6,000 tons of rock. The court also approved the county’s road list and railing list; the judge said the approved work, combined with state projects, will lead to about 25 miles of new blacktop in the county over the next months and called the total local and state asphalt investment “over $4,000,000.”
Local questions and logistics: Magistrates asked about Pabloville Road and Kentucky 192; Henderlott said he had not finalized patching plans for the year but would inspect those roads and attempt to add them to the list. County staff noted permitting, pole attachments and other coordination remain part of moving projects to construction.
Why it matters: The combined state allotment and local approvals fund resurfacing and maintenance on a 220‑mile rural secondary network; court members asked for patience as crews address recent flood damage and washouts the county has reported.
Ending: Court leaders reminded the public to allow crews space while work is underway and noted the county park remains partly flooded; no additional formal direction beyond purchases and the approved road list was recorded at the meeting.
