For more information on Kentucky's Access Management Program, please contact the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Division of Planning.

 Access Management Implementation Report 2008
This report describes the efforts of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's Access Management Implementation Task Force. The task force was established in May 2004 and was charged with the responsibility of reviewing and refining the recommendations in the Access Management for Kentucky Research study for the purpose of implementing a comprehensive access management program for the state of Kentucky.

 Access Management Implementation Report 2008.pdf

 

KTC Access Management Report
The Access Management Manual published by the Transportation Research Board in 2003 defines access management as the "systematic control of the location, spacing, design, and operation of driveways, median openings, interchanges, and street connections to a roadway."

Quantification of the Benefits of Access Management in Kentucky
This report describes the benefits quantification performed for the proposed access management plan for Kentucky. This study evaluates the capacity, safety and economic impacts associated with access management programs. The proposed Kentucky access management program will seek to standardize driveway and traffic signal spacing on all state maintained roadways in the state.

 

Kentucky Regulations
KRS Chapter 177 provides the authority to define, design, construct, and maintain highways whereby the access is controlled. This administrative regulation sets forth procedures to designate or modify the type of control to be utilized.
603 KAR 5:120. Access Control of Highways

 

Sample Ordinances and Local Agreements

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KYTC Model Local Access Management Regulation
The Kentucky Model Access Management Ordinance has been adapted from the Florida Model Land Development & Subdivision Regulations That Support Access Management, developed by the Center for Urban Transportation Research and the Florida DOT. This model ordinance is provided to assist Kentucky cities and counties in developing access management ordinances to further improve safety and traffic flow efficiency of Kentucky's roadways.
KY Model Local Access Management Ordinance.pdf

Radcliff Access Management Subdivision Regulations
The purpose of these standards is to provide and manage access to land development, while preserving the regional flow of traffic in terms of safety, capacity and speed. Major thoroughfares, including highways, arterials and collectors service as the primary network for moving people and goods.
Radcliff Access Management Subdivision Regulations.pdf

KYTC Street Connectivity Model Ordinance
The term "street connectivity" suggests a system of streets with multiple routes and connections serving the same origins and destinations. Connectivity not only relates to the number of intersections along a segment of street, but how an entire area is connected by the transportation system.
KYTC Street Connectivity Model Ordinance.pdf

Example Corridor Plan and MOU
Highway 60/Dave Ward Drive is a principal arterial on the City master street plan and serves as an intra-regional arterial roadway connecting the City to its economic region.
Example Corridor Plan and MOU.pdf

Nashville Road/Campbell Lane MOU
As an effort to identify solutions to ensure that safety and mobility in the area around the US 31W (Nashville Road) and US 231 (Campbell Lane) intersection are maintained and improved, this study was undertaken through collaborative effort between the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the MPO, and local government agencies.
Nashville Road - Campbell Lane MOU.pdf

US 31W MOU
Highway route US 31W extends for 37.367 miles through Hardin County, Kentucky and passes through the Radcliff-Elizabethtown Urbanized Area, the Fort Knox Military Reservation, and rural areas within the county.
US 31W MOU.pdf

Dixie Fix US 25 MOU
Dixie Highway (US Routes 25 and 127) that comprises the area of this MOU extends for eight miles from KY 1017 (Turfway Road) in Florence, Kentucky to Main Street, in Covington Kentucky and passes through the cities of Erlanger, Elsmere, Edgewood, Crestview Hills, Lakeside Park, Fort Mitchell, Fort Wright, and Park Hills.
Dixie Fix US 25 MOU.pdf

 

TRB Access Management
Access Management TRB Committee​

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Technical Information

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Economic Impacts Compilation Report
A growing number of state and local transportation agencies are adopting regulations aimed at managing driveway access and incorporating raised medians into roadway projects in urban areas. The purpose of these actions is to reduce traffic conflicts, protect driver safety, and improve traffic flow on major roadways.
Economic Impacts Compilation Report.pdf

Michigan U-Turn Tech Brief 2007
In the United States, congestion at intersections throughout urban and suburban areas continues to worsen. Crashes reported at intersections have continued to increase. One potential treatment to combat congestion and safety problems at intersections is the Median U-Turn Intersection Treatment (MUTIT), which has been used extensively in Michigan for many years and has been implemented successfully in Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, and Louisiana in recent years.
Synthesis of the Median U-Turn Intersection Treatment

Safe Access is Good for Business
This primer will address questions you may have about access management and its effect on business activity and the local economy. It focuses on economic concerns that may arise in response to proposed access changes or policies, including potential impacts on
business activity, freight and deliveries, parking for customers, and property or resale value of affected property.
Safe Access is Good for Business