General Fund8,202,81936,841,221954,956,000
Restricted Funds140,237,538171,493,123589,750,900197,654,900198,294,800
Federal Fund1,093,493,603955,769,9312,333,589,5001,275,288,6001,284,495,000
Road Fund1,187,391,9181,151,761,9401,560,096,6001,167,096,4001,215,769,000
TOTAL EXPENDITURES2,429,325,8782,315,866,2145,438,393,0002,640,039,9002,698,558,800
EXPENDITURES BY UNIT
Research2,914,8971,504,68614,488,1004,818,6004,818,600
Construction1,756,350,4211,575,802,4444,663,171,3001,891,317,7001,926,716,900
Maintenance492,504,128516,478,383488,665,100500,671,500521,581,600
Engineering Administration19,580,81522,173,47120,677,90019,595,90020,016,200
Planning19,435,12620,418,97221,164,10021,226,90021,464,700
Highway Operations52,057,36065,373,53689,372,50087,140,10088,003,700
Equipment Services66,025,27990,827,948104,343,70094,603,10095,173,300
Highway Safety17,246,59819,662,43520,874,70020,666,10020,783,800
EKY SAFE Fund3,211,2553,624,34015,635,600
TOTAL EXPENDITURES2,429,325,8782,315,866,2145,438,393,0002,640,039,9002,698,558,800
The Highways appropriation unit is the largest program in the Transportation Cabinet. There are eight programs in the Department of Highways: Research, Construction, Maintenance, Engineering Administration, Highway Planning, Highway Operations, Highway Safety and Equipment Services. The Construction program is divided into five subprograms: Bond Funded Construction, State Funded Construction, Federal Funded Construction, Toll Bond Funded Construction, and the TIFIA Loan program.
The Department of Highways is responsible for the construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of the State Primary Road System through authority granted by KRS 177.020. The Department is headed by a commissioner who is appointed by the Governor on recommendation of the Secretary of Transportation. This agency administers all of the programs within the Highways appropriation unit.
Combined travel by all motor vehicles over Kentucky's 80,000 miles of roads and streets equals over 48.1 billion vehicle-miles. The State Primary Road System carries about 85 percent of all traffic. This network consists of approximately 27,600 miles of interstate highways, resource recovery roads, parkways, economic development roads, primary, secondary, rural, unclassified roads, and approximately 9,100 state maintained bridges. Kentucky's interstate system, consisting of approximately 940 miles, carries 32 percent of all travel.
Policy
The Governor's budget includes additional funding in the amount of $7,142,600 in fiscal year 2027 and $14,669,000 in fiscal year 2028 to fund a 2% salary increment in fiscal year 2027 and an additional 2% in fiscal year 2028.