A free market think tank found Kentucky awarded $483 million of single-bid asphalt road contracts in 2025, calling for more scrutiny of the bidding process.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet awarded $483 million of asphalt road paving contracts that only one company bid for in 2025, according to a free market think tank that wants more oversight of the state’s bidding process.
The new report from the Kentucky Forum for Rights, Economics & Education (KYFREE) found this amounted to a 79% increase from the $270 million of single-bid asphalt contracts the group previously identified in 2024.
Andrew McNeill, the president of KYFREE, said in a press release that the continued presence of single-bid road contracts inflates the price of projects and wastes taxpayer dollars.
“The Transportation Cabinet continues to be ‘all in’ on awarding asphalt single-bid contracts,” McNeill said. “It’s time to audit KYTC and put an end to this egregious waste of taxpayer resources.”
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