KY 245 (Clermont Road) Widening Project - Item No. 5-8509.00

To provide the traveling public with a safe facility that meets current design standards.  The goals for this project are:

• To improve safety and reduce crashes.
• To improve the capacity and the level of service of the roadway.
• To accommodate the forecasted increase in automotive and commercial truck traffic on KY 245.

Widen KY 245 to 4 lanes with left turn lanes beginning at the easternmost I-65 ramp terminals to a point 1120 feet east of Happy Hollow Road (Jim Beam entrance).

Build a 10-foot wide asphalt paved multi-use path connecting the Bernheim walking trail on the south side of KY 245 to the Bernheim Bike Hike Trail on the north side of KY 245 with a new pedestrian underpass.

The selected alternative, Alternate 2, widens the road to the south side of the existing highway. It provides 4 lanes of travel with a mix of:

• 20-foot grass-raised median with left-turn bays and
• Two-way left-turn median.​​
  
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As of Spring 2025

• The environmental document (NEPA) has been approved.
• Right-of-way has been cleared.
• Utility relocations (water and gas) are in progress.
• The project is in the Letting Schedule for November 2025.
• Construction will begin in early 2026.

A public meeting was held on July 26, 2011, to present the alignment alternatives and gather public input. 

Documents presented at the 2011 public meeting: 

• ​Public Meeting Handout
• Public Meeting Summary​

Charles S. Berger, P.E.
Email: chuck.berger@ky.gov
Phone: 502.764.0488