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Shepherdsville leaders urge residents to press KYTC after prolonged I‑65 closures
Summary
Mayor and staff said recent interstate and state work on I‑65 and local interchanges caused multi‑day gridlock, urged residents to contact KYTC and legislators, and said the city has contracted engineering help to improve coordination with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
Mayor (name not specified) opened the meeting by saying traffic would be the council’s only substantive topic and urged residents to understand which agencies control which roads. "KYTC controls those roads," the mayor said, adding that the "squeaky wheel gets the oil" and asking residents to contact state legislators and federal representatives to flag local concerns.
City staff described the recent sequence of events that contributed to gridlock: simultaneous construction and closure…
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