Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Governor's Budget Plan Includes I-65
KENTUCKY....
Transportation Cabinet spokesman Chuck Wolfe says Governor Steve Beshear's proposed budget includes funds for widening parts of a stretch of Interstate 65 in Hart County. Kentucky State Police in Bowling Green say an accident involving two tractor-trailers which both caught fire occurred Tuesday near the 65 mile maker in Hart County, shutting down all lanes of Interstate 65 for most of the day. The accident occurred when one southbound truck rear-ended the other. One driver was taken to Caverna Hospital by ambulance for treatment while the other suffered burns and was flown by helicopter to University Hospital in Louisville. The crash was about a mile from the site where a tractor-trailer crossed the interstate median on March 26th and smashed into a van carrying 12 Mennonites to an Iowa wedding. The stretch of I-65 has long raised safety concerns because of limited room to maneuver. The 47-mile stretch between Elizabethtown and the Cumberland Parkway is the only remaining section of the highway that narrows to two lanes in each direction.
Transportation Cabinet spokesman Chuck Wolfe says Governor Steve Beshear's proposed budget includes funds for widening parts of a stretch of Interstate 65 in Hart County. Kentucky State Police in Bowling Green say an accident involving two tractor-trailers which both caught fire occurred Tuesday near the 65 mile maker in Hart County, shutting down all lanes of Interstate 65 for most of the day. The accident occurred when one southbound truck rear-ended the other. One driver was taken to Caverna Hospital by ambulance for treatment while the other suffered burns and was flown by helicopter to University Hospital in Louisville. The crash was about a mile from the site where a tractor-trailer crossed the interstate median on March 26th and smashed into a van carrying 12 Mennonites to an Iowa wedding. The stretch of I-65 has long raised safety concerns because of limited room to maneuver. The 47-mile stretch between Elizabethtown and the Cumberland Parkway is the only remaining section of the highway that narrows to two lanes in each direction.
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