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Officials dedicate 17‑mile stretch of US 460 in Pike County, tout nearly $800 million investment
Summary
State and federal officials on hand in Elkhorn City for a ribbon‑cutting said a 17‑mile section of US 460 is complete after decades of work, with roughly $800 million in total cost and $614 million identified as federal support through the Appalachian Highway Development Fund. Local leaders said the road will open industrial sites and improve tourism access.
Elkhorn City, Pike County — State and local officials formally opened a 17‑mile section of U.S. 460 on Tuesday, calling the project a decades‑long infrastructure investment that officials say cost "nearly $800,000,000" and will boost safety, travel time and economic development for Eastern Kentucky.
Mary Westfall Holbrook, chief district engineer at the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, opened the ceremony and thanked the planners, contractors and dozens of construction workers who she said made the project possible. "This is a legacy that Paxton and John Michael and myself are passing along," she said, naming John Michael Johnson as the project manager and Paxton Weddington as the construction branch manager.
Rocky Adkins, senior adviser to the governor, called the highway…
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