With no shoulders and more vehicles using a stretch of Ky. 341

(Georgetown Road) in Woodford County from I-64 into Scott County, Midway

Mayor Stacy Thurman and Woodford County Judge-Executive James Kay say

safety improvements are needed as businesses continue growing and

locating their operations in the Midway Station industrial park.

Thurman said government leaders in Woodford and Scott counties have sent

a letter to Kentucky legislators, including Rep. Daniel Fister and Sen.

Damon Thayer, expressing the need for state dollars to make improvements

to Ky. 341 or to at least have a plan prioritizing the project.

“Nothing is going to be addressed until they earmark money for it, so I

guess that’s the first step,” said Thurman. She said she’d support

having a meeting with state leaders to discuss what needs to happen to

make improvements.

“I don’t know what the answers are,” said Thurman, “but I know that we

have to do something because we’re just going to keep growing over

there. It’s already very dangerous. It’s difficult to turn off the

(I-64) ramps … at certain times of day.”

In addition to being a public safety issue, improvements to the road are

also an economic development issue with more businesses operating and

expanding in the Midway Station industrial park, Thurman said. Besides

what is happening in Woodford County, there’s a potential for additional

growth in Scott County, she noted.

“Again,” said Thurman, “it’s not going to get better. It’s only going to

get worse. So we’d rather be proactive than reactive. I don’t want to

wait until someone gets killed to address this.”

With an emergency medical services station being built in Midway Station

and ambulances coming onto Ky. 341, it’s important to make the road as

safe as possible, Thurman said.

During the Woodford County Economic Development Authority (EDA) meeting

on Dec. 8, board Chair Michael Michalisin said the EDA fully supports

the goal of local leaders making Ky. 341 safer, “and put the finishing

touches on a terrific industrial park.”

With millions of dollars already invested by companies and more jobs to

come in Midway Station, “We are doing our best to figure out the best

way to address that (situation),” EDA Executive Director Lucas Witt

said. “Road projects are never quick.”

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet spokesperson Natasha Lacey explained 

how the process worked in an email..

She wrote: “The 2024 Highway Plan is an enacted document that goes

through the General Assembly and is signed into law by the governor.

“The signing generally happens in April.

“At this point, the governor has presented his Recommended Highway Plan

to the General Assembly where it will go through the House and Senate.

“This Recommended Plan can be viewed online via the Transportation

Cabinet’s website at the following link:

https://transportation.ky.gov/Program-Management/Pages/2024-Recommended-Highway-Plan.aspx

“Currently, the Georgetown Road/KY 341 (in Woodford County) project is

not listed.

“However, this still can be included in the Enacted Highway Plan though

a House Representative, or Senator as the plan makes it through the

General Session.”.