Spencer County concurs with KYTC District 5 resurfacing plan; court approves resolution

Tom Hall, planning section supervisor with Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) District 5, presented the district’s rural secondary resurfacing proposal to the Spencer County Fiscal Court on June 2 and requested local concurrence.

Hall said the county’s total funds for the rural secondary program are $1,173,045 — including a $112,349 carryover and a $1,060,696 allotment for the fiscal year — and explained required set‑asides before resurfacing work. After routine maintenance and a “flex” allocation to let counties use state funds on local roads, Hall said about $482,641 remained available for resurfacing rural secondary roads in Spencer County.

KYTC told the court it intends to finish resurfacing Kentucky 1633 (Elk Creek Road) on both ends of last year’s project and to resurface 2.26 miles of Kentucky 1416 (Hickory Ridge Road) in the county’s eastern area. Hall estimated the completed sections of KY 1633 and an additional 3.62 miles would cost about $336,339, and the KY 1416 work would cost about $154,378; those estimates leave a small projected shortfall of roughly $7,076 before final bid pricing and carryover adjustments.

Hall said the contractors awarded last year’s projects have until the end of the month to finish outstanding work. He told the court the resurfacing work would likely be let in the fall if the county concurred.

The fiscal court approved a concurrence resolution with KYTC District 5’s rural secondary program recommendations by voice vote. A motion to approve the resolution was made, seconded and carried; the court clerk signed the resolution for the KYTC team.

Hall’s full title and affiliation were introduced at the meeting: “Tom Hall, planning section supervisor with KYTC District 5 office in Louisville, and we serve Spencer County,” he said. The approved concurrence allows KYTC to proceed with the described resurfacing plan pending final design and bidding.