Transportation Highways Maintenance
Actual FY 2024Actual FY 2025Revised FY 2026Recommended FY 2027Recommended FY 2028
SOURCE OF FUNDS
Restricted Funds
Balance Forward123,1191,499,03433,200
Current Receipts5,505,0303,361,1563,857,0006,957,0006,957,000
Non-Revenue Receipts224,076164,144
Total Restricted Funds5,852,2265,024,3343,890,2006,957,0006,957,000
Road Fund
Regular Appropriation423,427,500445,929,400484,661,300493,714,500514,624,600
State Salary and Compensation Allocation6,459,200
Continuing Approp-Road Fund27,735,7559,471,519113,600
Other40,000,00056,200,000
Total Road Fund497,622,455511,600,919484,774,900493,714,500514,624,600
TOTAL SOURCE OF FUNDS503,474,681516,625,253488,665,100500,671,500521,581,600
EXPENDITURES BY CLASS
Personnel Costs252,375,685265,730,668263,952,400251,794,800257,704,900
Operating Expenses225,010,218231,337,795218,567,300242,490,000257,490,000
Grants Loans Benefits15,57650,112
Capital Outlay1,346,850788,681
Construction13,755,79818,571,1266,145,4006,386,7006,386,700
TOTAL EXPENDITURES492,504,128516,478,383488,665,100500,671,500521,581,600
EXPENDITURES BY FUND SOURCE
Restricted Funds4,353,1924,991,0973,890,2006,957,0006,957,000
Road Fund488,150,936511,487,285484,774,900493,714,500514,624,600
TOTAL EXPENDITURES492,504,128516,478,383488,665,100500,671,500521,581,600
Kentucky has invested approximately $19 billion in its highway infrastructure which is comprised of right-of-way, roadways, and bridges. KRS 176.050 assigns the responsibility for operating and maintaining this highway infrastructure to the Department of Highways. The Maintenance program's role is to operate and maintain the roadways, bridges, rest areas, and traffic control devices on all state-maintained highways. Two organizational units under the Office of Project Delivery and Preservation administer the Maintenance program: the Division of Maintenance and the Division of Traffic Operations. The duties of this unit are explained in Kentucky Revised Statutes 175.580, 175.610, 176.050, 176.051, 177.020, 177.410, 177.530, 177.550, 177.830-890, 177.905-990, and 180.290.
The Division of Maintenance responsibilities are broken down into two areas. The Roadway Preservation program maintains approximately 15,000 miles of state primary highways and 13,000 miles of rural secondary highways. The Pavement and Operations Management personnel inspect and evaluate pavement conditions on over 27,000 miles of state-maintained roads, determine strategies for improvement, estimate funding needs, and recommend annual priorities. The Bridge Preservation program is responsible for all state-maintained bridges, except those on the Rural Secondary system.
Revolving Maintenance serves as a materials revolving mechanism for refurbishing damaged guardrail. Damaged guardrail is shipped to Frankfort, straightened and re-galvanized, and is placed back into service as needs arise.
Capital Improvements is a subset of the Division of Maintenance for coordinating with the Kentucky State Police vehicle accident data in order to establish priorities for installing new guardrail in locations it does not currently exist.
The Rest Area Operations/Maintenance program provides sanitary and accessible restroom facilities and other convenient services for motorists traveling through the state. There are 26 rest area and welcome center locations and two truck rest haven locations.