Gov. Andy Beshear has announced the reappointment of McCracken County Commissioner Bill Bartleman to a four-year term on the Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority.
Bartleman has served on the authority representing the Kentucky Association of Counties since 2019. In 2020, he was elected secretary, a position he continues to hold.
Additionally, Hopkins County Judge/Executive Jack Whitfield was recently appointed to the Kentucky Public Transportation Infrastructure Authority. He will serve a term expiring April 28, 2026.
The authority's primary purpose is to facilitate the construction, financing, operation, and oversight of major multistate highway projects, such as interstate bridges over the Ohio River.
The authority was instrumental in overseeing the construction and renovation of brides in Louisville that cross the Ohio into Indiana. It continues to monitor and oversee the financing of the project
In the future, the authority may be tasked with planning other major projects for which state and federal funding is not available, such as the I-69 bridge over the Ohio River between Henderson and Evansville.
“I appreciate the governor’s confidence in me by reappointing me,” Bartleman said. “It is important for western Kentucky to have a voice on state boards, commissions and authorities so that the needs and interest of western Kentucky can be heard in Frankfort.”
The authority is chaired by Transportation Secretary Jim Gray.
