# Beshear cuts ribbon on Wolfe County portion of Mountain Parkway widening **Published:** 2026-08-31T14:56:25.000Z **Source:** [Office of the Governor](https://kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&prId=2824) **AI-generated:** yes (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) **Canonical:** https://feeds.lexingtonky.news/article/beshear-cuts-ribbon-on-wolfe-county-portion-of-mountain-parkway-widening Governor Andy Beshear marked the completion of the Wolfe County segment of the [Mountain Parkway Expansion](https://mtnparkway.com/), delivering the final piece of a 32-mile continuous four-lane highway stretch that significantly improves connectivity for Eastern Kentucky. The [completed Wolfe County segment](https://kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&prId=2824), an 11-mile project that began construction in August 2022, represents a major achievement for the broader 45-mile Mountain Parkway Expansion. [The segment widened the parkway from two lanes to four](https://mtnparkway.com/wolfe-county/) and modernized interchanges at Kentucky 191 and Kentucky 1010 in Hazel Green, improving travel safety and speed for residents and freight vehicles throughout the region. The $97 million Wolfe County project was [funded in part by a $55 million federal Infrastructure for Rebuilding America grant](https://mtnparkway.com/wolfe-county/). [The segment runs from the end of the four-lane section near Campton to just west of the Lee City/West Liberty interchange](https://mtnparkway.com/wolfe-county/). [Once complete, the entire project will create a safer, more modern connection enhancing access to healthcare, education and economic opportunity](https://mtnparkway.com/about/). [The Mountain Parkway originally opened in November 1963 as one of Kentucky's first toll roads](https://mtnparkway.com/history/), with eastern sections built as two-lane and three-lane roadways. The expansion remains a priority for the Beshear administration. [The state broke ground on August 18 on the final 13-mile segment connecting Salyersville in Magoffin County to Prestonsburg in Floyd County](https://mtnparkway.com/). [Once the project is complete, Kentucky will have 400 continuous miles of four-lane, high-speed highway connecting Pikeville to Paducah](https://mtnparkway.com/about/), creating increased commerce and mobility across the state. ## Sources - [Office of the Governor](https://kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&prId=2824) - [Mountain Parkway Expansion official project website](https://mtnparkway.com/) --- This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from Office of the Governor, enriched with 2 web searches. The original source is available at https://kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=GovernorBeshear&prId=2824.