$4.5 billion road plan has money for Mountain Pkwy, I-75

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – The Kentucky House of Representatives has approved a two-year, $4.5 billion spending plan on roads and bridges.

The proposal includes 1,239 total projects, although not all of the projects will be built. The plan includes nearly $1 billion of state funded projects, but the state only has about $500 million in state tax dollars available to spend.

Major projects include $159 million to continue expanding the Mountain Parkway through Wolfe, Martin, Magoffin and Floyd counties. It also includes money to build an interchange on Interstate 65 in Bullitt County, design work for a bridge spanning the Ohio River on I-69 in Henderson County and $128 million to widen I-75 in Rockcastle County.

Many Republicans voted against the bill, accusing Democrats of not paying for projects in their districts.

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This story has been corrected to show the plan does not include $1 billion in state tax dollars. It includes $500 million.

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