KY 251 Project - Hardin County
(December 2020 Update) KY 3005 to KY 434:
Public Input Needed for KY 251 Project
Improvements
Planned Between Ring Road and Battle Training Road
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (Dec.
14, 2020) – The Kentucky
Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) in partnership with the Federal Highways
Administration (FHWA) is seeking public input regarding proposed improvements
to KY 251 (Shepherdsville Road) between KY 3005 (Ring Road) and KY 434 (Battle
Training Road). This is in partial fulfillment of National Environmental Policy
Act requirements.
The
purpose of the project is to improve safety along the KY 251 corridor which connects
KY 3005 to the Radcliff/Fort Knox area. Currently, KY 251 between KY 3005 and
KY 434 has narrow driving lanes which vary from 9.0 to 9.5 feet wide. Shoulders
are minimal, leaving very little recovery area for motorists. The vertical
grade is also substandard with 37 of 45 vertical curves along the route not
providing adequate stopping sight distance at a 55 mph travel speed. There are
67 crashes reported along the route between 2013 and 2016, including one fatal
crash and 10 injury crashes.
The
Preferred Alternative involves widening the existing road to 11-foot travel
lanes with 6-foot shoulders (4 feet paved) at a 45 mph design speed. This
option is preferred because it limits right-of-way impacts, minimizes cost and
meets the project purpose and need. Project limits extend from the improved
section just south of Bluegrass Road to encompass the KY 434 intersection,
which will be reconstructed as a roundabout. The intersection with Wooldridge
Ferry Road will be realigned opposite Bates Road. Other build alternatives and
a ‘No Build’ option were considered in a 2012 Planning Study but were dismissed
due to available funding and severity of impacts.
Exhibits
and additional information:
KY251_Hardin Typical Exhibit_2020.pdf
KY251_Header Exhibit 1_ROW Info Mtg.pdf
KY251_Header Exhibit 2_ROW Info Mtg.pdf
KY251_Header Exhibit 3_ROW Info Mtg.pdf
Please
address comments to Kevin Blain by December 31, 2020.
Kevin
Blain, PE
Project
Manager
Kentucky
Transportation Cabinet
634
East Dixie Ave
Elizabethtown,
KY 42701
(270)
766-5066
Kevin.Blain@ky.gov
US 150 Corridor (Bardstown to Springfield)
(November 2020 Update) Nelson County Portion:
· An online public hearing was held November 10th from 5-7pm. A recording is available by using the following link: https://zoom.us/rec/share/ImV5RsO1gf1wgokWoV44XdnIEVNAxvJ7E2bJQXVf8MUOc4AX26D-Y3U2AVik-LzP.zGqPfg_Hg-S5-9hC
· Project materials (project displays, handouts, etc) are available here: https://files.palmernet.com/nelsonus150
· A questionnaire is available here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/US150
· Materials from previous US 150 meetings are contained in the US 150 link futher down this page under "Additional Public Meeting & Project Links."
Additional Project Information Contact:
Bradley D. Bottoms, P.E.
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Department of Highways, District 4
634 East Dixie Highway, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, 42701
Telephone: 270-766-5066
E-Mail: Bradley.Bottoms@ky.gov
Additional Public Meeting & Project Links
KY 49 Marion County
US 68 Green County (South/West of Greensburg)
US 150 Nelson/Washington Counties
KY 1357 (Saint John Road) In Elizabethtown
Campbellsville Bypass (Section 1 - KY 55 to KY 70)
Campbellsville Bypass (Section 2 - KY 70 to US 68)
Horse Cave Connector Project
Leitchfield Western Bypass Project
Western Bardstown Connectivity Study
Additional Pending Projects
