Mike Hancock http://wkms.org en Beshear Offers Staff to Help Draft Kentucky Road Plan http://wkms.org/post/beshear-offers-staff-help-draft-kentucky-road-plan <p>Kentucky Governor&nbsp; Steve Beshear is urging lawmakers to finish their work on a transportation budget and six-year road plan on the final day of this year&#39;s legislative session.&nbsp; Beshear says the Kentucky&#39;s roads and bridges are the state&#39;s economic lifeblood, and not passing legislation to ensure their continued maintenance would do more than threaten public safety.&nbsp; With time running out, lawmakers haven&#39;t yet reached agreement on what road construction projects to fund in the next two-year budget cycle or in an overall six-year plan.&nbsp; Beshear says he wi Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:05:39 +0000 Todd Hatton and The Associated Press 17590 at http://wkms.org Beshear Offers Staff to Help Draft Kentucky Road Plan Beshear Announces Eggner's Ferry Bridge to be Repaired by Memorial Day http://wkms.org/post/beshear-announces-eggners-ferry-bridge-be-repaired-memorial-day <p>From the Governor&#39;s Office...</p><p>Gov. Steve Beshear today announced the award of an emergency contract to repair and reopen the damaged Eggners Ferry Bridge over Kentucky Lake by Memorial Day weekend &ndash; saving the crucial summer tourism season for the region around Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area.</p> Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:56:55 +0000 Gary Pitts 17200 at http://wkms.org Beshear Announces Eggner's Ferry Bridge to be Repaired by Memorial Day