StreetsThursday, November 5
Hopkinsville plans to resurface 28 city streets as repair costs climb
The 5AM Hopkinsville team
Hopkinsville plans to resurface 28 city streets this fiscal year, thanks in part to more than $800,000 in local money the city council approved. Public Works Director Mike Perry laid out the plan for city officials, and the list of 28 includes portions of Bill Flynn Boulevard, Mechanic Street and West Second Street.
Hopkinsville has 28 streets on this year's resurfacing list
- 28
- streets to be resurfaced this fiscal year
- $1.33 million
- in the 2026-27 Municipal Road Aid budget
- $516,000
- projected from state fuel taxes
- $131,000
- state LARP grant for West 15th Street
Sources: WKDZ Radio, Kentucky New Era
- Street construction and repairs: about $1 million budgeted
- Sidewalk construction: $100,000 set aside
- Finished so far: Millbrook Drive and Karen Drive
- Resurfacing cost: up roughly 25 to 33 percent in two years
The city is waiting for Rogers Group to begin work on the remaining streets, and the goal is to finish as much as possible before winter. To pick streets, Public Works uses an AI-based pavement assessment system that records road conditions with a smartphone mounted inside a vehicle.
Hopkinsville resurfaces about 6 of its 184 street miles a year
6 milesmiles resurfaced in an average year, out of 184 miles of city-maintained streets
Source: WKDZ Radio
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| miles resurfaced in an average year, out of 184 miles of city-maintained streets | 6 miles |
The city also sends state officials a yearly list of roads it believes need attention, and Perry pointed to Main Street and Virginia Street as examples of roads where the city has advocated for state resurfacing in recent years. Perry said those requests can take two or three years to bring improvements.
Sources: WKDZ Radio, Kentucky New Era