Owensboro officials tout interstate study

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — In Kentucky’s fourth-largest city, there’s no instant access to an interstate seen as a magnet for job growth, but officials in Owensboro are riding hopes that a new study will put them on a path toward becoming aligned with a highway running from Tennessee to Michigan.

The report found that a proposed Interstate 67 would attract anywhere from 16,000 to 30,000 vehicles daily along most of its length in 2035 if the corridor is built without tolls. Projected traffic volumes are higher along its possible path through Kentucky.