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159 Bridge
After a year that saw very few road projects because of COVID restrictions, this summer will be full of improvement projects of Pendleton County roads.
Fiscal court is making their last steps in finalizing projects for county roads which will include patching, resurfacing, shouldering and chip sealing. They are also looking into the possibility of fog sealing roads that will help the roads last longer and provide more of a bang for their road funds buck.
Three bridges are on the agenda for replacement. The Milford Bridge closest to Hwy 22 East could start at anytime. Judge Executive David Fields indicated they are simply waiting on Division of Water to start the project.
Presently, the equipment from the company who received the bid to replace the bridge is sitting on Milford Road waiting for that word. Once it is done there, it will be moving to Blanket Creek where the bridge will also be replaced.
“I met with an engineering group who is giving us a cost estimate for them to design a replacement for the bridge on Hogg Ridge Road,” said Fields about the third bridge project that is forefront of fiscal court.
On the state side of road projects, they have already started the long-awaited U.S. 27 project that will see new intersections for Hwy 177/U.S. 27, Lock Road and Boss Dunaway Road in Pendleton County and at the intersection of Plum Creek Church Road in southern Campbell County.
Work will soon begin to replace a bridge on KY 159 (Pleasant Hill Road) in Pendleton County as part of the Bridging Kentucky program. The bridge crosses North Little Kincaid Creek (4.6 milepost).
The current structure, a 113-foot by 24-foot concrete bridge built in 1956, will be replaced by a new bridge with generally the same dimensions. The new structure will have a life span of at least 75 years.
KY 159 will be closed to through traffic during the construction, beginning June 7. Motorists are encouraged to use the signed detour taking KY 609 to KY 177 to KY 159. The bridge is scheduled to be completed by Aug. 7.
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