Transportation Highways Highway Operations
Actual FY 2024Actual FY 2025Revised FY 2026Recommended FY 2027Recommended FY 2028
SOURCE OF FUNDS
Restricted Funds
Current Receipts11,966,92826,156,59047,078,10047,086,20047,090,800
Non-Revenue Receipts1,114,592258,876
Total Restricted Funds13,081,52126,415,46647,078,10047,086,20047,090,800
Road Fund
Regular Appropriation40,991,20042,214,80042,294,40040,053,90040,912,900
State Salary and Compensation Allocation1,879,200
Other(350,000)(2,350,000)
Total Road Fund42,520,40039,864,80042,294,40040,053,90040,912,900
TOTAL SOURCE OF FUNDS55,601,92166,280,26689,372,50087,140,10088,003,700
EXPENDITURES BY CLASS
Personnel Costs45,804,89255,845,51372,906,70070,631,50071,495,200
Operating Expenses3,202,2833,508,98113,850,90014,111,60014,049,600
Grants Loans Benefits6679,737
Capital Outlay20,858
Construction3,028,6616,009,3042,614,9002,397,0002,458,900
TOTAL EXPENDITURES52,057,36065,373,53689,372,50087,140,10088,003,700
EXPENDITURES BY FUND SOURCE
Restricted Funds13,081,52126,415,46647,078,10047,086,20047,090,800
Road Fund38,975,84038,958,07142,294,40040,053,90040,912,900
TOTAL EXPENDITURES52,057,36065,373,53689,372,50087,140,10088,003,700
In accordance with KRS Chapter 176, the Highway Operations program provides leadership, management, and central administrative support and funding for central office and district operations for the Transportation Cabinet's Department of Highways. The Commissioner of Highways oversees the Department, which includes the State Highway Engineer's Office, three offices which include 14 divisions, and 12 district offices across the state. In the 12 district offices, the Chief District Engineer manages the road project functions and reports to the State Highway Engineer.
The State Highway Engineer's Office manages and coordinates the engineering functions of the Cabinet, reviews management, engineering, and personnel reports and recommendations from the engineering and professional divisions, staff and Deputy State Highway Engineers. In addition, the Office administers the Cabinet's Engineering Scholarship program and the Engineering Graduate Training program, coordinates the Research program, and manages special projects, such as the Louisville Bridges project.
Contract procurement activities are also a part of the Highway Operations program and include prequalifying road contractors, advertising bids for road construction projects, awarding contracts, and issuing work orders and monitoring required contract provisions.
In fiscal year 2016-2017, the Transportation Cabinet began collecting a portion of the toll revenue from the Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges project to fund toll system operations and maintenance and administrative costs of the Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority (KPTIA). The toll revenue is collected in an enterprise fund within the Transportation Cabinet, and the costs that it supports are included in the above restricted funds.