KYTC-Plans

KY​TC STRATEGIC PLAN

The KYTC Strategic Plan presents a roadmap to meet and deliver a 21st-century transportation system and best-in-class services to improve the quality of life for Kentuckians. The Strategic Plan establishes KYTC’s vision and mission and outlines the following goals:  1. Promote safety in all decision-making.  2. Strengthen stakeholder and customer relationships.  3. Deliver economic opportunities and enhance quality of life.  4. Optimize performance through people and innovation.  5. Nurture a culture of diversity and inclusion.

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LONG-RANGE STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION PLAN

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​The 2022-2045 ​Long-Range Statewide Transportation Plan (LRSTP) is a policy plan with a scope of over 20 years that sets the vision for the state’s transportation system across all modes and defines the goals, objectives, and performance measures for the system’s development, maintenance, and operations. The LRSTP includes a comprehensive transportation inventory, forecasts, and analysis of trends, issues, and possible future scenarios affecting all modes of transportation through Kentucky. The 2022-2045 LRSTP provides a basis for meeting the vision for Kentucky’s multimodal transportation system by clearly identifying goals and objectives, guiding principles, and implementable strategies that support the achievement of that shared vision. To achieve that vision, a set of five goals were derived from the collected input. These goals align with the national performance goals of: Safety, Infrastructure Condition, Congestion Reduction, System Reliability, Freight Movement and Economic Vitality, Environmental Sustainability, and Reduced Project Delivery Delays. ​

The 2022-2045 LRSTP envisions a viable, reliable, and resilient multimodal transportation system to provide access and mobility for all users for the safe movement of people and goods. The five interconnected 2022-2045 LRSTP Goals support the delivery of the LRSTP Vision for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, shown in figure 2-4.​

KYTC HIGHWAY PLAN

The Six-Year Highway Plan identifies the short-range list of priority projects that are a key element of the State Biennial Budget. Using input provided by the District ​Offices, the ADDs, and MPOs, the Cabinet prepares and presents the proposed Plan to the Executive Branch Leadership in the fall of odd-numbered years. The Governor presents the recommended SYP to the Kentucky General Assembly as part of the state budget process by the end of January in even-numbered years. Both chambers of the legislature must approve the SYP as separate legislation in each budget cycle. The recommended SYP was submitted to the Governor in January 2022 during the development of this TAMP.

​ The recommended SYP addresses the existing backlog of pavement and bridge needs while pursuing highway improvement projects that provide enhanced roadway safety, improved regional access, and increased economic opportunity for each geographic region in Kentucky.​​ The first two years of projects in the SYP are funded through the biennial budget process, ​​and the remaining four years of projects are included for planning purposes. Once the SYP is signed by the Governor, it becomes the Cabinet's roadmap for projects and spending for the next two years. ​​ ​

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TRANSPORTATION ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN

• ​Links planned investments to performance expectations. 

• Extends the service life of the transportation system economically using low-cost treatments early in an asset’s service life.

• Reduces agency risk or exposure. 

• Enhances the system’s resilience. 
  

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RESILIENCY IMPROVEMENT PLAN

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s mission is to provide a safe, efficient, environmentally sound, and fiscally responsible transportation system that delivers economic opportunity and enhances the quality of life in Kentucky. Transportation resilience, defined by the Federal Highway Administration(FHWA) as the ability to anticipate, prepare for, and adapt to changing conditions and withstand, respond to, and recover rapidly from disruptions, is an important component of KYTC’s mission. Resilience involves planning, designing, maintaining, and repairing transportation infrastructure to better prepare for climate impacts and natural disasters.

The goal of the Resilience Improvement Plan is to better place Kentucky to prepare for, respond to, and withstand future extreme weather and natural hazard events affecting the transportation system. This Plan involves a risk-based assessment that factors the likelihood of the event, the severity of the damages, and the criticality of the transportation assets. Strategies included in the Plan can be implemented to improve transportation resilience in support of KYTC’s overall mission.

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STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (STIP)

State DOTs create a short-range program of transportation projects, based on LRSTPs, called a STIP. The State uses spending, regulating, operating, management, and financial tools to estimate progress toward the performance targets noted above that could be achieved by implementing projects and strategies in the STIP. For metropolitan areas of the State, the STIP incorporates the TIPs developed by the MPOs directly or by reference and without change. 

  

STRATEGIC HIGHWAY SAFETY PLAN (SHSP)

​SHSP establishes 5-year strategies, goals, objectives, and opportunities to prevent transportation-related deaths and injuries in the Commonwealth. It addresses the four highway safety “E's” (Education, Emergency Management, Enforcement, and Engineering) to determine actionable solutions to the Commonwealth’s most pressing highway safety challenges.

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TSMO PROGRAM PLAN

The TSMO (Transportation Systems Management and Operations​) Program Plan will provide the structure for KYTC’s comprehensive TSMO program, which uses technology to optimize traffic flow, improve safety, and reduce congestion. The plan, which is under development, will include both strategic and tactical goals and strategies to address the vision established in the Strategic Plan. ​

OTHER PLANS

​The Kentucky transportation system includes various inter-connected modes of travel, including highways, airways, waterways, railways, and public transportation. The needs within each mode of travel vary, and KYTC uses a suite of statewide plans to cover all aspects of transportation.