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Kentucky Water Transportation Advisory Board meets Oct. 14 in Frankfort to rank riverport funding requests
The Kentucky Water Transportation Advisory Board meets Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, from 1 to 3 p.m. Eastern (noon to 2 p.m. Central) at the Transportation Cabinet Office Building in Frankfort. The agenda includes public comment and a review and ranking of fiscal 2027 riverport construction and maintenance applications.
The Kentucky Water Transportation Advisory Board (WTAB) meets in person on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, from 1 to 3 p.m. Eastern time (noon to 2 p.m. Central) in Conference Room C106 of the Transportation Cabinet Office Building in downtown Frankfort, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said in a media advisory Oct. 12.
Public comment comes early. After welcome and introductions, the second item on the agenda is a public comment period. The board will then take up the minutes of its June 23, 2026, meeting.
Riverport projects. The board will get updates on open and closed projects in two state programs: Kentucky Riverport Improvement (KRI) grants and the Kentucky Public Riverport Construction and Maintenance (KPRCM) program. Members will also file and discuss conflict-of-interest statements.
Money for next year. The biggest part of the agenda is the fiscal year 2027 KPRCM program. The board will discuss the program, hear a summary of the applications the state received, and then review and rank which requests should be funded.
Ports study. The board will also discuss where the state stands on a study of the economic impact of Kentucky's ports and waterways before adjourning.
Why it matters. Kentucky's public riverports, on rivers such as the Ohio, Mississippi, Tennessee and Cumberland, move freight by barge. The board advises the Transportation Cabinet on its water transportation programs, including how state riverport money is spent.
About the board, with past minutes, presentations and member lists: https://transportation.ky.gov/MultimodalFreight/Pages/Ky-Water-Transportation-Advisory-Board.aspx. KRI grant guidance and applications: https://transportation.ky.gov/MultimodalFreight/Pages/Ky-Riverport-Grant-Program.aspx. KPRCM guidance and applications: https://transportation.ky.gov/MultimodalFreight/Pages/KPRCM.aspx.
Original source: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet media advisory, "Kentucky Water Transportation Advisory Board to Meet Wednesday, October 14," Oct. 12, 2026 (https://transportation.ky.gov/MultimodalFreight/Pages/Ky-Water-Transportation-Advisory-Board.aspx). Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words.
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Source: the public notice on this register NN-GOVEMAIL-20261012-KYWTAB · Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
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