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Awards/FORMULA GRANT (A)

$141,033,600

Department of Transportation·Federal Highway Administration

to EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

WORK BEGAN·LATEST ACTION2026-04-17·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_693JJ22430000Y001KY0752104_069
Award description

PROJECT TITLE: LAUREL-WHITLEY COUNTIES | I-75 WIDENING :::: PROJECT DESCRIPTION: WIDENING I-75 FROM MP 20.0 IN WHITLEY COUNTY TO MP 28.85, US-25E NORTH OF CORBIN.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Federal highway formula grant funding I-75 widening in Kentucky from Whitley County to north of Corbin, scheduled completion 2029.

Sub-sectors
highway-infrastructurefhwa-formula-grantinterstate-widening
Why this matters

Interstate capacity expansion in Appalachia improves freight corridor efficiency and regional economic connectivity along a major north-south route.

Supply-chain signal

Construction materials (asphalt, concrete, steel) and heavy equipment suppliers will see demand; local labor markets will absorb temporary workforce needs.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-24. Cost: $0.002820.

Period of performance
Start
End
2029-05-31
Status
activein 1053 days
Sources

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