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Work is scheduled to take place along U.S. 62 in Elizabethtown Thursday night as part of a larger road diet project.
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Four says restriping on Mulberry Street/U.S. 62 will take place west and east of Dixie Avenue/U.S. 31W, with configuration changes between College Street and West Poplar Street to allow for better spacing.
For eastbound traffic on U.S. 62 at the U.S. 31W intersection, the left-turn lane will remain while the thru and right-turn lanes will be combined.
For westbound traffic, the turning and thru lane approaches to the U.S. 31W signal will not change, while the approach to the West Poplar Street signal will change to a dedicated left-turn lane and a single thru lane.
“Trying to get paint applied to the road surface in between all these breaks and rain is kind of difficult,” said KYTC District Four Public Information Officer Chris Jessie. “Right now, the contractor is looking at Thursday night of this week at getting that work done. It’ll only take them the one night to complete everything as far as the striping goes.”
The restriping work will take place after 9 p.m. in order to limit traffic impacts. The restriping sets up resurfacing work scheduled to take place along U.S. 62 later this year. Follow KYTC District Four on social media for project updates.
Hardin County Government, in partnership with AGC Automotive Americas and Tri-State Escrap, will host their annual E-Scrap collection event this weekend.
Hardin County Director of Solid Waste Stephanie Givens says this weekend’s date is a change from the usual April date.
“It will still be at AGC, which is where it’s always been, but it’s going to be on May 10 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and they have changed a little bit,” Givens said.” They’re going to take TVs and computer monitors again this year, where we did not do that last year.”
Items such as speakers, telephones, circuit boards, media, fluorescent tubes, printers, cameras, and as Givens mentioned televisions and computer monitors will be accepted.
“We had a lot of people that brought them because we had always done it before and then they got turned away, so we were able to get a new vendor to help us with this event and they are going to take all the TVs and monitors again this year, so just load those up, come out and see us on that Saturday, and all of these events are free to the general public,” Givens said.
The event is open to Hardin County residents only. No businesses or organizations are permitted. Residents will stay in their vehicle during the event.
Find the flyer with the complete list of acceptable items on the Hardin County Government Facebook page.
Several area municipalities are among the recipients for grants aimed at increasing recycling capacity and reducing waste across Kentucky.
Governor Andy Beshear has announced $6.2 million in funding for 70 projects that will limit contributions to landfills and encourage recycling and reuse. The grant funding comes from the Kentucky Pride Fund, which is generated from the $1.75 fee for each ton of municipal solid waste disposed of in Kentucky landfills.
According to the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, three types of grants are awarded through the program. Recycling grants provide funds for counties to purchase recycling equipment in order to promote sustainable regional recycling infrastructure. Composting grants fund the purchase of equipment to improve composting and promote creative solutions for managing food, lawn, and other organic waste. Household hazardous waste grants provide support for counties to conduct annual drop-off events.
The Meade County Fiscal Court received more than $490,000, the City of Leitchfield received more than $84,000, and the LaRue County Fiscal Court received more than $33,000 in recycling grant funds.
The Bullitt County Fiscal Court received more than $57,000 and the Hardin County Fiscal Court received $40,000 in household hazardous waste grant funds.
Learn more about the grant program and other statewide recycling efforts on the Kentucky Division of Waste Management’s website.