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Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear announced during Wednesday’s Team Kentucky Update that the state will be launching a new driver licensing system and online portal.

“In June, we will launch the Kentucky Information Network for Driver’s Licensing Computer System, called KINDL for short, to replace the nearly 40-year-old mainframe system we’re using now,” Beshear said. “This secure, easier to maintain system will modernize our driver’s licensing system and provide improved customer service in all of our offices.”

As part of the new system, Kentuckians will be able to create an account through the new myDrive online portal which will enable features such as pre-applying for a license, permit, or ID, requesting a replacement card, and checking current license standing, among other features. The new system will also streamline commercial driver licensing, allowing medical certificates to be accepted directly from approved providers.

In order to accommodate the migration of records to the new system ahead of the June 8 launch, driver licensing offices will close on June 4 and 5.

“Offices will reopen Monday, June 8 under the new system, then walk-in hours will be 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. through June 18,” Beshear said. “While once a month Saturday hours will not be hosted in June, we will offer two Saturday openings in May. That’s May 9 and May 30. Monthly Saturday hours will resume in July.”

If you are among the nearly 55,000 Kentuckians who have a license renewal date in June, don’t let the office closures delay you.

“We strongly encourage Kentuckians with any licensing needs in June to visit an office early,” Beshear said. “If your renewal is June 4 or 5, don’t wait. Go on in. If you need your REAL ID and haven’t gotten it, don’t wait until a trip on June 5 or on June 8. Plan ahead.”

Online and mail-in renewal options will remain available. Visit drive.ky.gov for more information.

The engineering department at the Lincoln Trail Area Development District recently assisted on the completion of an infrastructure project in LaRue County.

According to LTADD, LTADD engineers helped county engineers transform a .94-mile stretch of Wheldon Loop Road using cement stabilization for full-depth reclamation, allowing the county to widen the road to 22 feet to account for heavy industrial and farm vehicle use while keeping it open during construction and minimizing costs by maintaining the existing elevation.

LTADD says the stabilization technique is common on state and federal roadways but is relatively new on the county level. The process allows for “maximum efficiency and cost savings” by utilizing the existing asphalt and undryling base material, mixing the pulverized existing material with cement and water to create a new and improved base layer, and eliminating the high costs associated with hauling in new materials.

LTADD says: “The project, which included widening the lanes and adding two feet of rock shoulder on each side, began in October 2025 and was completed in November 2025. It marked a significant milestone as the first county road in Kentucky where the contractor, Scotty’s Contracting and Stone, implemented the cement stabilization for the FDR process.”

Learn more about services offered by LTADD at www.ltadd.org.