EKB News

Thanks to funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Mountain Enterprises was awarded a $2,742,550.63 contract for long-awaited improvements of KY 15 and KY 15 X in Letcher County. Monday (today) milling began at the intersection of the two highways in Whitesburg, although the project officially began August 6th. Project boundaries are from Dayton St. going toward downtown Whitesburg and includes the widening of two bridges to three lanes, with the center lane being a turn lane.