State lawmakers, road paving industry both concerned about lack of state road projects

By: Liam Niemeyer

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: September 3, 2026

Words: 749

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago


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Both state lawmakers and representatives of Kentucky’s road paving industry have strong concerns about the lack of road work that state transportation officials are awarding this summer compared to previous years.

Last month, the Kentucky Lantern reported the number of road work projects, particularly repaving, had dramatically fallen this summer compared to the previous two summers. Representatives for the road paving industry presented data Wednesday

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