AN ACT relating to highway access.

Amend KRS 177.240 to prohibit the Transportation Cabinet or any county or city that maintains a limited access facility from requiring a property owner to pay compensation for any increase in property value attributable to the new access as a condition of allowing a property owner access.

Introduced: February 9, 2026

Last action: March 20, 2026

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This bill would change state law to prevent the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and local governments from charging property owners a fee based on how much a new road connection increases their property's value. Currently, when a property owner is granted access to a limited access road or highway, they can be required to pay for the value that access adds to their property. This bill would make that practice prohibited. Who it may affect: property owners seeking access to state or locally maintained limited access roads or highways.

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