Category: News

In an effort to “examine how technology, including advances in automation, artificial intelligence, and connectivity” can “revolutionize transportation and mobility,” the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held an informational hearing on Feb. 13. In his opening remarks, Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the committee’s chairman (seen above), noted that “our infrastructure system […]

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Brad Schwandt has been appointed deputy commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Aviation, Transportation Secretary Greg Thomas announced earlier this month. Schwandt’s aviation career took off as a teen, when he began washing planes part-time at the Riveredge Flight School, as well as spending several hours at a […]

WASHINGTON — Nationwide policy for autonomous cars and trucks has the potential of facilitating the flow of freight while improving safety, according to a senior executive at UPS Inc. on Feb. 12. At a panel hosted by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, Thomas Jensen, senior vice president of transportation […]

WASHINGTON — A vehicle-miles-traveled tax would present a good long-term solution for funding the nation’s infrastructure, while higher fuel taxes could address more near-term needs, representatives from the Association of American Railroads said. Officials from AAR made the comments during a Feb. 8 news conference held to update the public […]

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 1, 2019) – Preliminary figures indicate highway fatalities in Kentucky declined in 2018 to 722, down from 782 in 2017.  According to the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety (KOHS), this is the second consecutive year that roadway fatalities have decreased. KOHS Acting Executive Director Jason Siwula commends Kentuckians for […]

FRANKFORT, Ky. (February 4, 2019) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is scheduled to move more than 460 bridge projects to construction by June 30, 2020, through its new Bridging Kentucky program. This includes more than 120 bridges in the program that are being expedited as a result of cost savings […]

Infrastructure is essential to any nation’s success. During the 20th century, infrastructure was instrumental in growing America’s economy into one the most productive in the world. Today, aging and insufficient infrastructure threatens to impede America’s economic growth and impact quality of life in many areas. To address this and build a […]

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WDRB) — The grades are in – and they’re not stellar for Kentucky’s infrastructure. The state earned a “C-“ mark for its array of roads, bridges, dams and other structures, according to a report card released Wednesday by the Kentucky section of the American Society of Civil Engineers. […]

Transportation Infrastructure Funding in Kentucky is falling behind. It will continue to fall behind without the necessary funding mechanisms. KBT is committed to working with Kentucky’s General Assembly to move legislation forward toward sustainable funding that provides revenues for all modes of transportation. Thank you Lex18News and Rep. Sal Santoro […]

As leaders of Kentucky’s three largest commercial service airports, we understand that infrastructure investment is critical to our state’s continued economic success. Our airports are crucial infrastructure assets to Kentucky, supporting more than 100,000 jobs and creating a $13 billion impact for the commonwealth and the Louisville, Lexington and Northern […]