FRANKFORT, Ky. (WMDJ) - The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has completed its environmental review of the Mountain Parkway Expansion’s final 13-mile segment, which found no significant environmental impacts would result from constructing the new roadway. That determination marks a necessary step toward advancing the project to construction.
In Sept. 2022, Gov. Andy Beshear announced the preferred alignment for the final 13-mile segment from Salyersville to Prestonsburg would be a cross-country route instead of expanding the current Kentucky Highway 114 corridor. This option would cause fewer disruptions and property impacts to homes and businesses.
FHWA approved KYTC’s assessment of the final segment allowing the project team to proceed with detailed design and preconstruction activities.
The overall Mountain Parkway Expansion project will widen 32 miles of existing parkway to four lanes, including this final segment which will extend the parkway by 13 miles from Salyersville to Prestonsburg.
Once the project is finished, Kentucky will have 400 continuous miles of four-lane, high speed highway connecting Pikeville to Paducah, creating increased commerce and mobility across the state.
