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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Oldham County could soon receive millions of dollars to take care of high priority projects like repairing and upgrading highways and interstates. 

Thousands of cars pass through Oldham County via Interstate 71 every day. As work continues to widen part of the interstate closer to Louisville, the vision is for that work to continue -- at a faster pace.

"A tremendous amount of traffic moves through Oldham County," Oldham County Judge Executive David Voegle explained. "We could write 20 tickets a day out there without any sweat because there are just people who will not slow down."

Cars and trucks typically speed through the corridor of I-71 that passes through Oldham County, and Voegle said that problem has to be solved.

Voegele said two lanes in each direction aren't enough, and the interstate needs to be widened. 

"You can't get the interstate widened out fast enough for us," Voegele said. 

As a part of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's recommended six-year highway plan, around $220 million would be spent to improve highways in Oldham County. More than half of that money would be used to widen interstate 71.

"The state highways are the main corridors in Oldham County," Voegle said. 

The I-Move Kentucky project is currently in progress. Among other goals, it will add one lane in each direction of I-71, from the Gene Snyder Freeway to the Crestwood exit.

If the funding is approved, more than $100 million will be spent to continue widening I-71 in Oldham County. 

"The next step is to Highway 393 in Buckner," Voegele said, "and then the final step would be from Buckner to La Grange." 

Voegele is hopeful the state will provide support to ease the traffic troubles. Until then, they will continue to try to get drivers to slow down. "We're monitoring it, trying to get people to slow down, but until we're widened out to six lanes it's probably going to continue to be a problem," he said. 

The remaining funding of the proposed $220 million would be spread out on various projects throughout Oldham county during the next six years.

The first two years of funding would need to be approved by the state legislature, which is currently in session. 

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