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Governor Andy Beshear highlighted a company expanding operations in Bullitt County during his Team Kentucky Update Thursday.

The governor said transportation and supply chain management provider Averitt will be building a new regional campus in Bullitt County, with construction set to begin immediately.

“The expansion will include an investment that will exceed $113 million,” Beshear said. “It’s going to allow the company to add 64 associates over the next four years, and they’re going to be able to retain 182 associates at their current Louisville location.”

The new campus replaces the 40,000-square foot service center the company currently occupies, but continues operations in Bullitt County that began in 1982. The new campus will bring together all five of the company’s service units: less-than-truckload, truckload, dedicated, distribution and fulfillment, and integrated services.

“Kentucky’s distribution and logistics sector continues to help fuel our economy and create good jobs for our people,” Beshear said. “I’m excited to see Averitt’s new location and look forward to the company’s continued success in Bullitt County.”

Construction on the new campus is expected to be completed in 2028.

More overnight ramp and lane closures are in effect this weekend as part of the prep work for the summer closure of Interstate 65 in downtown Louisville this summer.

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Five says the ramp from First Street to southbound I-65 and lanes on southbound I-65 between St. Catherine Street and Arthur Street will be closed Friday from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Lanes on I-65 North between Grade Lane and the I-264 interchange will be closed from 7 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Monday.

I-65 is scheduled to close between the Watterson Expressway and Jefferson Street on June 1, with reopening planned for August 1. Traffic will be detoured during the closure to I-264 on the city’s west side. Visit the project website, www.i65centralcorridor.com, for more information.

Absentee voting has begun in Kentucky ahead of the May 19th primary election.

Hardin County Clerk Brian D. Smith says that as of the close of the absentee ballot request window on Tuesday his office had processed 729 requests for mail-in ballots, more than 250 more than the previous presidential election and setting a new record for the county.

Smith is reminding all voters with mail-in ballots that the deadline for the clerk’s office to receive a mail-in absentee ballot is 6 p.m. on Election Day. Postmarks do not matter; the ballot must physically reach the clerk’s office prior to the deadline. If you cannot get the ballot in the mail early enough to arrive on time, secure drop boxes are available at the clerk’s office’s Elizabethtown and Radcliff locations.

In addition to mail-in ballots, in-person excused absentee voting runs weekdays now through May 13.

“These are days that are set aside for any voter who qualifies for an absentee ballot,” Smith said. “They can come into the county clerk’s office and cast their vote in person.”

The in-person no-excuse absentee voting period then follows.

“Early voting begins May 14 and runs through the 15th and 16th,” Smith said. “These three days are available for any voter in Hardin County who wants to come in person to cast their ballot. The hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. We have locations at the Hardin County Clerk’s main office in Elizabethtown and at Colvin Community Center in Radcliff.”

Contact your county clerk’s office or visit govote.ky.gov for more election information.