March 6, 2015
Heartland Parkway Foundation Board members and friends meet in Frankfort
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. -- Dr. John Chowning, chairman of the Heartland Parkway Foundation, and board members from Taylor, Marion, Adair and Washington counties hosted visitors on Heartland Parkway Day at the capitol annex in Frankfort February 26. Read more...

January 3, 2014
Heartland Parkway group now going for 2+1 superroad rather than full 4 lanes
Columbia Magazine – The Heartland Parkway Foundation Board of Directors held a progress update recently in Campbellsville University's Virginia Ponser Flanagan Technology Training Center. The proposed connector road from the Martha Layne Collins Bluegrass Parkway north of Springfield, KY, to the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway at Columbia, KY, is to serve as a major north-south connector opening up the heartland of Kentucky and help facilitate in the economic diversification and quality of life in the region. Read more...

August 11, 2013
Planning continues for Heartland Parkway
Central Kentucky News Journal – Construction might still be years away, but residents are being asked for input as to where they believe the Heartland Parkway should be built. Read more…

August 8, 2013
Public hearing for Heartland Parkway project tonight
ELIZABETHTOWN, KY – Kentucky Transportation Cabinet representatives will be conducting a public hearing to collect input from residents regarding the proposed Heartland Parkway this afternoon and evening at Taylor County High School. The doors will open at 4pmCT/5pmCT, for viewing of the preferred alternative and other display materials. This project includes information on the proposed Campbellsville Bypass. Read more…

March 13, 2013
Heartland Parkway Foundation hosts U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield
CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY - United States Representative Ed Whitfield, first district of Kentucky, attended the Heartland Parkway Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors meeting Thursday, February 21, 2013, in Lebanon, KY. Whitfield gave a brief update from Washington and said he was there to learn more. Read more…

August 24, 2011
Heartland Parkway meeting is tomorrow
Campbellsville, KY – The Heartland Parkway Foundation Board of Directors will meet tomorrow. The meeting will take place at 2:30 p.m. in the Chowning Executive Dining Room inside Campbellsville University’s Winters Dining Hall. Read more…

December 21, 2010
Mayor-elect Harris new secretary of Heartland Parkway Foundation
Columbia Magazine – Columbia mayor-elect Mark Harris was inducted as a member of the board of directors of the Heartland Parkway Foundation at its meeting. Read more…

November 17, 2009
Parkway meeting attracts crowd
Comments must be submitted by Dec. 2
Central Kentucky News Journal – About 250 people attended a public meeting Tuesday evening at which three alternate routes for the proposed Heartland Parkway were unveiled. Read more…

November 15, 2009
Parkway meeting is Tuesday
Public input is needed on alternative routes.
Central Kentucky News Journal – Local residents will have another chance to provide their input on the proposed plans for the Heartland Parkway next week. Read more…

September 9, 2009
Guthrie Gives Update on Heartland Parkway
Campbellsville, KY – United States Representative Brett Guthrie, second district of Kentucky, gave a progress report to the Heartland Parkway Foundation board of directors in Lebanon on Sept. 2. Read more…

March 24, 2009
Parkway alternatives announced
Actual construction not expected to begin until 2017
Central Kentucky News Journal – It may be nearly 10 years before construction actually begins, but local residents are having their say now in what path the Heartland Parkway will take. Read more…

February 28, 2009
Heartland Parkway meetings planned
State officials seek comments on route alternatives
Central Kentucky News Journal – Local residents will get their first look at alternate routes for the proposed Heartland Parkway this month. Read more…

December 5, 2008
Heartland Pkwy Foundation holds inaugural meeting Wednesday
Campbellsville University – The Hon. Brett Guthrie, U.S. Representative-Elect from Kentucky's second congressional district, announced his strong support for the proposed Heartland Parkway during the inaugural meeting of the Kentucky Heartland Parkway Foundation Inc. at Centre Square in Lebanon on December 3, 2008. Read more…

December 18, 2007
Officials form parkway foundation
Central Kentucky News Journal – Construction of the Heartland Parkway is still years away, which is why community leaders in several counties have teamed together to ensure the project becomes reality. Read more…

March 22, 2007
Chowning Gives Chamber of Commerce Update on Heartland Parkway
The Adair Progress – John Chowning, chairman of the Heartland Parkway Citizens Committee, spoke to a large crowd Tuesday afternoon at the monthly meeting of the Columbia-Adair County Chamber of Commerce, giving an update on the progress being made on the proposed new road that would connect the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway in Columbia to the Martha Layne Collins Bluegrass Parkway north of Springfield. Read more…

February 18, 2007
Gov. Fletcher visit Feb. 16, 2007: Heartland Pkwy progress
Columbia Magazine – Over $40 million dollars are committed to the new Heartland Parkway, which will connect the Louie B. Nunn/Cumberland Parkway at Gertrude Browning's in Columbia, KY, with the Bluegrass Parkway north of Springfield. Read more…

March 10, 2005
Heartland Parkway could be a little closer
Central Kentucky News Journal – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has released its recommended route for the proposed Heartland Parkway, though funding has still not been allocated for the project. Read more…

March 8, 2005
Recommended Route Chosen for Heartland Parkway
FRANKFORT, KY – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has completed an alternatives planning study for the proposed Heartland Parkway, and the recommended corridor for the new road calls for existing routes to be widened. Read more...

March 24, 2004
Council endorses Option 2 of Heartland Parkway
The Lebanon Enterprise – State Rep. Jimmy Higdon is determined to make sure the Kentucky Department of Transportation is aware of Marion County's feelings about the proposed Heartland Parkway. Read more…

March 17, 2004
Opinions vary about Heartland Parkway options
The Lebanon Enterprise – Unlike many who attended a meeting with the Heartland Parkway Alternatives Study team Wednesday, John Wagner believes Option 1, a new highway connecting the Martha Layne Collins Blue Grass Parkway to the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway, is the best future for widespread access to Lebanon and Marion County. Read more…

March 15, 2004
Parkway will be great for the area
Central Kentucky News Journal – The proposed Heartland Parkway, that could potentially connect the Martha Layne Collins/Bluegrass Parkway 17 miles north of Springfield with the Louie B. Nunn Parkway at Columbia, continues to be one piece of really good news no matter how far off its completion might be. Read more…

March 15, 2004
Heartland Parkway -- Three options unveiled for 60-mile road
Central Kentucky News Journal – Transportation officials unveiled three options for the proposed Heartland Parkway during a recent round of meetings with public officials. Read more…

Feb 5, 2003
Not competitors, but allies' - Summit sought to unite Central Kentucky
Central Kentucky News Journal – If regionalism is the key, then the 19-county Heartland of Kentucky is ready to open the door to the future. Read more…

July 02, 2001
Parkway project bodes well for Green River Lake
Central Kentucky News Journal – There seems to be some good things in the works for Taylor County. Read more…

June 28, 2001
Heartland Parkway Update
Central Kentucky News Journal – A four-lane corridor through Taylor County, connecting Springfield's Bluegrass Parkway to Columbia's Louie Nunn Parkway, is a little closer to reality. Read more…

December 22, 2000
Campbellsville University Hosts Meeting To Discuss Proposed Heartland Parkway
CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY – The project was a dream of U.S. Congressman Ron Lewis, R-Ky., and its beginning took shape Thursday at Campbellsville University. Read more…


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