Yesterday, the Owensboro Board of Education approved a $2.74 million bid to construct a new running track near the Owensboro Middle School north and south campuses and to AstroTurf the football field used by the schools. The asphalt track will cost $2 million, and board members awarded the bid for the project to Danco Construction. The cost of the track will be shared with Owensboro Health Regional Hospital and Kentucky Wesleyan College.