Harrison County Water Association awarded $2.4 million federal grant to extend water main on Kentucky 353

Harrison County Water Association has been awarded a $2.4 million federal grant to extend water service in the county, according to WKYT. The funding will support construction of about three miles of new water main along Kentucky 353, a corridor that serves as a key route through the area but that currently includes parts without public water service, the report said.

The planned expansion is intended to bring service to a section of Harrison County that WKYT described as having no water service today. It would also connect two water lines that currently end in dead ends, allowing water to circulate more effectively, the report said.

The association’s proposal, as described by WKYT, centers on extending infrastructure that can serve additional customers while improving the layout of existing lines. By running the new main along Kentucky 353 and linking the two dead-end lines, the project is designed to make the system more continuous rather than isolated at the ends.

WKYT said the project is expected to move forward as the federal grant process continues, though the report did not provide a full construction schedule or a detailed breakdown of the association’s total cost beyond the grant amount. In grants of this type, additional steps commonly include final engineering work, procurement, and approvals before work can begin, timelines that can shift based on contract awards and permitting.

Water main construction can also require coordination with county and state transportation authorities when work affects roadways. Kentucky 353 is a state route, and work along such corridors typically involves traffic management and utility coordination, especially if crews must bore under pavement or place pipe in or near shoulders and ditches.

Officials highlighted the practical service outcomes. For residents in the targeted area, the extension would mean access to a public system that can support routine household use as well as additional demand that grows as nearby development occurs, WKYT reported. The connection of two dead-end lines is also aimed at improving system reliability by reducing stagnation risks that can occur when water flow is limited to short segments.

The association and grant administrators will next move through implementation steps tied to the funding, including finalizing project scope and timelines before construction begins. Once work is underway, residents along the route may see changes tied to survey work, pipe installation, and temporary construction impacts, with ongoing updates usually published through the utility’s public communications channels.

WKYT’s report did not specify the federal program name that provided the $2.4 million, the number of households expected to be connected, or the overall project budget when combined with any local match or in-kind contributions. Those details would be expected to emerge as contract documents and grant implementation paperwork are finalized.