The new department will be tasked with speeding up transportation and infrastructure projects.
Louisville, Kentucky is launching its first-ever Department of Transportation (DOT), an agency that will work through the city’s backlog of funded transportation projects, reports Joseph Garcia for WHAS 11.
“The Louisville DOT is considered a solution to the city’s nearly $100 million backlog of already funded road projects, like a road redesign project in NuLu which began in June after being in limbo for over a decade. If the project finished sooner, fewer businesses would be stalled by the construction given the area's recent growth,” Garcia explains.
The department’s 11 positions are funded by a $500,000 allocation from the Metro Council. It will focus on public way infrastructure and the safety and efficiency of Louisville’s transportation network.
Previously, the city’s transportation projects fell to the Public Works department.
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