New phase in Mountain Parkway expansion set to begin

SALYERSVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) – The state has announced construction will soon begin on the newest segment of the Mountain Parkway Expansion.

According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the more than $70 million construction project will widen and improve a crash-prone section of the parkway near the Magoffin and Morgan county line.

The new segment, known as the Magoffin County West segment, runs from west of the Cutino-Hager Road overpass, to west of the Middle Fork of the Licking River Bridge, covering about 4.6 miles of roadway.

When completed, this section of the parkway will be widened to four lanes and connect two adjacent segments of existing four-lane traffic.

The state says construction will begin next month.