© 2024 Louisville Public Media

Public Files:
89.3 WFPL · 90.5 WUOL-FM · 91.9 WFPK

For assistance accessing our public files, please contact info@lpm.org or call 502-814-6500
89.3 WFPL News | 90.5 WUOL Classical 91.9 WFPK Music | KyCIR Investigations
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Stream: News Music Classical

State to Offer Construction Vehicles Exhaust Filters

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has received federal funding to retrofit highway construction equipment with exhaust filters.  Diesel engines on this equipment emit harmful pollution—including soot, which can cause lung damage.  So in areas of the state where soot is especially bad, the Cabinet will have about 60 filters on hand.   David Devers is a Cabinet spokesman.“We’re going to make them available, basically, to contractors who are using heavy equipment for roadwork, and this is pretty much the first go around, so it’s going to be interesting to see how they respond to it.”The program is voluntary, and contractors will have to match 20-percent of the filters’ cost.    Devers says filters can remove anywhere between 20 to 90 percent of the soot a vehicle emits, but he couldn’t confirm which technology the Cabinet has chosen.

Can we count on your support?

Louisville Public Media depends on donations from members – generous people like you – for the majority of our funding. You can help make the next story possible with a donation of $10 or $20. We'll put your gift to work providing news and music for our diverse community.