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Transportation News February 5, 2010

Louisville Bridges Authority Making Measureable Progress!
Ten years from now, historians may recall that January and February 2010 were the two months that re-energized the Louisville Bridges project.

KBT Conference Speaker Makes National News
John Horsley, executive director of AASHTO, and a keynote speaker at the recently-held 32nd Annual Transportation Conference in Frankfort, made national news this past week, as a Washington, D.C. insider who really knows how Washington works.

Waterway Transportation Gets Attention in Frankfort
At Tuesday’s House Transportation Committee meeting in Frankfort, HB 28 was voted out of committee favorably, with encouraging comments about the importance of waterway transportation in Kentucky.

Expanding the Sales Tax….The Devil Is In the Details….
Kentucky’s 1891 Constitution requires that the House of Representatives start legislation relating to the biennium budget, and House Appropriations & Revenue Committee Chairman Rick Rand (Bedford) is facing a really sobering and daunting task this Session, which, by the way, has already used 22 of its 60 legislative days.

Selected State Legislation of Interest to KBT Members


Transportation News January 29, 2010

Kentucky General Assembly Shifts into High Gear
The Kentucky General Assembly began moving legislation in earnest this week, following the passing of the so-called ‘filing deadline’, which occurred at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 26.

Vehicle Licensing to Change?
House Transportation Committee Chair Hubert Collins (Wittensville) invited the Transportation Cabinet officials to brief his committee on Kentucky’s vehicle licensing system.

Selected State Legislation of Interest to KBT Members


Markland Lock May Reopen Soon
The main 1,200 foot lock chamber of the Markland Locks and Dam on the Ohio River should reopen by March 1, if scheduled repairs continue on schedule, according to the Army Corps of Engineers.

McConnell Names New Transportation Staffer
Kentucky U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell has a new legislative staff member for transportation. Russell Coleman replaces Fred Karem, Jr., in the Washington, D.C. office.


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