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Gov. Beshear announces federal funding for transportation museum in Springfield The museum will be on Police Drive in Springfield near the L&N Depot, Lincoln Heritage National Scenic Byway, Renaissance District and the Main Street District included in the National Register of Historic Places. Click on headline or complete story FRANKFORT, KY (Dec. 4, 2014) - Governor Steve Beshear today joined state and local legislators to announce $800,000 in federal funding to construct the Mike Haydon Transportation Museum in the city of Springfield in Washington County. The funding is through the federal Transportation Enhancement (TE) program. The museum will highlight and educate the public about the history of transportation in the region and Springfield's contributions to that history. The museum will be on Police Drive in Springfield near the L&N Depot, Lincoln Heritage National Scenic Byway, Renaissance District and the Main Street District included in the National Register of Historic Places. "Enhancing a community's transportation choices also enhances the quality of life for its citizens," Gov. Beshear said. "We believe this project will be a boon for residents of Springfield and future visitors." Springfield's existence and appearance was determined by its location and its relationship to evolving modes of transportation. The town was laid out in 1793 at the junction of two old buffalo roads used by early settlers and surveyors who first explored Kentucky. The Great Road from Danville to Louisville, now U.S. 150, brought settlers from the two main centers of population. The evolution and construction of this major highway in the area includes horse-drawn carriage, stagecoach, motorized vehicles and a bus station. The museum will feature the varying modes of transportation, including railroad expansion, and illustrate their significance in the economic growth and development of the region. The museum is named in honor of Mike Haydon, of Springfield, a longtime public servant at the state and local levels. In his long career, Haydon served as mayor of Springfield as well as property valuation administrator for Washington County. In state government, he served at various times as Deputy Secretary of Gov. Paul Patton's Executive Cabinet, Secretary of the Revenue Cabinet, and Chief of Staff for House Majority Leader Rocky Adkins, of Sandy Hook. He was serving as Chief of Staff for Governor Beshear at the time of his death in 2012. "Mike was an effective leader and a tireless public servant," Gov. Beshear said. "Naming this museum after him will ensure that the history of transportation and the legacy of public service in the region lives on for generations." TE is a federally funded reimbursement program administered by the Office of Local Programs in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's Department of Rural and Municipal Aid. The program assists communities in funding transportation improvements such as safe bicycle and pedestrian facilities, scenic routes, beautification, and other investments. Projects may be a mix of elements and accessible to the general public or targeted to a broad segment of the general public. TE funding enables the local government to recoup as much as 80 percent of the cost of a project. The city of Springfield will put $200,000 of its local funding toward the cost of the transportation museum. This story was posted on 2014-12-04 16:30:57
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