Final segment of new US 460 in Pike County, Ky. to open Friday

Final segment of new US 460 in Pike County, Ky. to open Friday

PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WJHL) — Kentucky officials gathered to celebrate the long-awaited completion of the new U.S. 460 between the Virginia state line and U.S. 23 near Pikeville, with the final segment to open to traffic on Friday. A ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday marked the completion of the final 5.2 miles between Marrowbone and the Russell Fork bridge near Elkhorn City. It will open to traffic Friday morning once all the barricades have been s…

Kentucky officials celebrate completion of US 460 corridor in Pike County

Kentucky officials celebrated the completion of the U.S. 460 corridor in Pike County, a decades-long project that now connects U.S. 23 near Pikeville to the Virginia state line.According to Palmer Engineering, who has worked on the project since it began its inception in 1991, the roadway is "a significant milestone in one of Eastern Kentuckys largest and most transformative transportation projects."The four-lane corridor includes 22 bridges and…