The roadwork on Hwy 62 (Elizabethtown Road) between Leitchfield and Clarkson will soon restart with a new contractor, Grayson County Judge-Executive Kevin Henderson said.
The company was hired in February 2021 to complete extensive roadwork on state-maintained Hwy 62 from the William Thomason Byway to just east of Kelley Beekeeping. The aim of the project is to straighten what is popularly referred to as Beehive Curve.
Henderson, at Thursday’s Fiscal Court meeting, said Scotty’s Contracting & Stone will take over the project, with an eye toward completing the work by the end of 2023.
“We understand the inconvenience on local property owners and motorists and continue pursuit of a resolution that is as timely as possible with regard to completion while holding to standards of project quality and fiscal responsibility,” Kentucky Transportation Cabinet spokesman Jessie said last year.
During the labor shutdown, the transportation cabinet performed temporary seeding and access maintenance to affected land parcels along the construction corridor.
Henderson recognizes Ashley
Henderson made a point of thanking 5th District Magistrate Brian Ashley for his time and service related to the renovation and construction at the new Grayson County Sheriff’s Office headquarters on South Main Street in Leitchfield.
“Most of it (the work) was done by jail inmates, and I know he doesn’t want me to say anything, but Brian Ashley was over there every day and oversaw that entire project. And, he made big money,” Henderson said facetiously, “he drew a magistrate’s salary, and that is it. He didn’t make a dime overseeing that project to make sure people were lined up, there every day, and doing what they were supposed to be doing.”
Ashely, who owns Brian Ashley Framing LLC, said construction is all he’s ever known.
“That’s in his wheelhouse,” Henderson stated, “that’s what he’s done in the past is oversee building projects. And not one single dime was charged to the county for his services.”
Fiscal Court donates tract of land, purchases tracked loader
Fiscal Court approved donating a .91 acre tract of land between Spring View Health & Rehab Center and the Grayson County Public Library to the Grayson County Hospital District.
“I think they have plans in the future to do something with a new facility,” Henderson said.
Magistrates also approved the purchase of a 2023 Caterpillar tracked loader for the Grayson County Road Department. The purchase price, via state contract from Boyd Caterpillar, is $91,701.
Lastly, Henderson signed a National Day of Prayer Proclamation declaring Saturday, May 4, 2023, a National Day of Prayer in Grayson County.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
