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Christian County approves CJW contract to study Tracker–Nicholas intersection after $944,000 grant
Summary
The Christian County Commission approved a contract with CJW to study and design the Tracker and Nicholas Road intersection, following a $944,000 STBG grant for design and construction. Commissioners heard the firm already began traffic counts and approved the contract by voice vote.
An agency official for the Christian County Highway Department told commissioners the county received a $944,000 STBG grant for design and construction of the Tracker and Nicholas Road intersection and recommended hiring CJW to perform the study and design. "We received an STBG grant, the amount of $944,000 for the design and construction of that," the official said, and added the county had solicited eight consultant proposals before selecting CJW.
The official said CJW already has started work, gathering traffic counts before the summer and will provide data collection, study work, utility coordination, public meetings and design bid assistance. The official reported the contract total as $129,492.64 (the transcript rendered the figure as "120 thou $29,492.64").
A commissioner moved to approve the CJW contract and a second was recorded; the motion passed by voice vote. Commissioners were told construction could begin as early as 2027 if utility coordination and right-of-way work stay on schedule, though the official said 2028 remains the more likely timeline given the project's utility complexity.
The contract and the STBG award together are expected to advance design and put the county in position to seek construction funding and permit coordination. The highway official emphasized public meetings and utility coordination as critical next steps.
The commission took the vote during the highway-department agenda item; no individual recorded roll-call votes were presented in the transcript, which records approval by voice vote.
