Transportation

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to define terms; prohibit a person from remaining on any portion of a state-maintained right-of-way that is not designated for pedestrian use; provide exemptions and authorize local governmental exceptions; allow local governments to enact ordinances to authorize limited exceptions to the prohibition; allow the Transportation Cbinet to promulgate administrative regulations to define minimum standards for state-maintained rights-of-way; amend KRS 189.570 to conform.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 189 to require vehicles operating on a highway with an iron, steel, or wooden wheel to be equipped with a rubberized strip on the portion of the wheel that is in contact with the highway; provide an exception for certain animal-drawn vehicles; amend KRS 189.990 to set penalty for violation at $20 to $100 for each offense.

Direct the Transportation Cabinet to designate a portion of Kentucky Route 1635 in Magoffin County as the Private Hargis Salyer, Jr. Memorial Highway.

This bill designates a specific 2-mile stretch of KY 84 in Marion County (from KY 527/Broadway Street to Sallie Ray Pike) as the "Lt. Brian Hatt Memorial Highway" to honor a volunteer firefighter who died in the line of duty on August 25, 2025. The Transportation Cabinet is directed to install appropriate highway signs within 30 days of the resolution taking effect. The resolution commemorates Lt. Hatt's service and sacrifice, following a request from the Marion County Fiscal Court. This is a purely ceremonial designation with no new policy or funding requirements.

This bill designates a 1.3-mile segment of U.S. Route 460 West in Menifee County (between mile markers 7.1 and 8.4) as the "Gary Lee Egelston Memorial Highway." It directs Kentucky's Transportation Cabinet to install appropriate signage within 30 days of the resolution's effective date. The highway segment is named to honor Gary Lee Egelston, a Vietnam War veteran, former Menifee County Fire Chief, and community member who passed away in 2025. This is a ceremonial designation affecting public highway signage, not a policy change with regulatory or funding impacts.