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Fiscal Court approves application to test rubberized (tire-modified) asphalt on one mile of county road
Summary
Susan, a county applicant, told the Russell County Fiscal Court she applied for a rubberized-asphalt grant; the court approved a resolution to apply for the program, which funds one mile of tire-modified (rubberized) asphalt as a pilot.
Russell County Fiscal Court voted April 14 to approve a resolution authorizing the county to apply for a state program that funds rubberized or tire-modified asphalt for one mile of roadway as a pilot.
Susan, who prepared the application for the county, told the court that only four projects in Kentucky were chosen in the prior year and that the grant requires constructing a full mile to compare performance against conventional asphalt. She said the material is more expensive than standard blacktop but could reduce long-term maintenance costs if it performs as expected. The court approved a motion to apply for the program by voice vote.
If awarded, the county must pave a full mile to be eligible and would gain a baseline for future decisions about using the material on other county roads. No specific road was named during the recorded discussion; county staff will proceed with the application and notify the court of any award and proposed project location.
The resolution passed on a motion brought before the court at the April 14 meeting. The applicant said local examples include a segment beside a Pulaski County road near Hobby Lobby and a project previously funded in Adair County (2018).
