Kentucky Transportation Cabinet pauses Adopt-A-Highway program to evaluate safety concerns

By: Liam Niemeyer

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: April 28, 2026

Words: 429

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has paused the state’s Adopt-A-Highway program because of “increased safety risks” for volunteers picking up litter alongside adopted roads.

Allen Blair, a spokesperson for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, in an emailed statement Tuesday said the cabinet paused the decades-old program “because of the nationwide rise in work zone crashes and distracted driving.”

“The intent of the pause is to allow the Transportation Cabinet to review the program and consider the …

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