EKB News

Pikeville - During an exclusive interview that aired on all of the stations of East Kentucky Broadcasting, Governor Ernie Fletcher spoke about how passionate he was about the Thompson Road project, which he had just broke ground with several other officials for just moments before hand on the afternoon of Friday September 29.
The three phase project will see the road widened to ease congestion and allow for economic development in that area, a project that Governor Fletcher said has been on his mind since driving on the road during his campaign for Governor in early 2003.
“The first thing that we realized is that there are a number of acres that are pretty much inaccessible at least to a significant flow of traffic and not only that but it’s a safety issue” the Governor told EKB news. “This project has a lot of merits, economic development and safety; it’s great for Pikeville and great for the county.”