Clark County has two projects listed as candidates for state transportation funding.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) released a data-driven list of projects Tuesday that are candidates for state transportation funding, using initial results from the State Highway Investment Formula for Tomorrow (SHIFT), according to a news release.

The results will be a crucial component in developing the upcoming 2020 Highway Plan.

The statewide list includes 49 high-ranking projects under consideration for funding — interstates and highways that move people and goods from one Kentucky region to another and to other states — as well as 74 committed projects that are highly ranked enacted projects from the 2018 Recommended Highway Plan.

Clark County projects listed as candidates include a major widening project for the reconstruction of the Interstate 64 and Mountain Parkway Interchange to add new ramps to and from the east totaling $16,570,000; and a major widening project to improve I-64 east of the Bert T. Combs Mountain Parkway to the Clark/Montgomery County line totaling $83,350,000;

The 123 projects will receive priority consideration as KYTC develops the Recommended Highway Plan, a six-year outline for transportation spending, presented to the 2020 General Assembly to guide decision-making.

SHIFT is a formula-based process that uses objective data on safety, congestion, asset management, economic growth and benefit-cost ratios. It is the product of Gov. Matt Bevin’s pledge to create a more balanced, data-driven, transparent approach to prioritizing the Commonwealth’s transportation funding.

Transportation Secretary Greg Thomas said in the release SHIFT 2018 helped Kentucky leaders develop the most balanced, responsible and objective Highway Plan in modern times.

“With the help of local transportation leaders, lawmakers and the cabinet’s transportation professionals, we will continue to chart a dependable path forward for our citizens,” Thomas said.

Next, local officials and transportation leaders (area development districts, metropolitan planning organizations and KYTC district offices) will develop priority projects that will have a regional impact.

Leaders in four broad geographic regions of the state — each including three KYTC districts — will gather to discuss priorities for their areas from a list of over 1,000 regional projects and statewide projects that did not advance to the statewide list.

Later this fall, the statewide and regional lists developed under SHIFT 2020 scoring will guide the formulation of the Recommended Highway Plan.

The plan will also include funding for priorities outside of SHIFT, including projects already underway and federally designated programs such as the Transportation Alternative Program and the Congestion Mitigation Air Quality program funded through the Office of Local Programs.

For more information about SHIFT 2020 and to view the statewide projects list, visit http://transportation.ky.gov/SHIFT.