Transportation improvement program draft to be available for public comments

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A program that includes scheduled road projects for Bowling Green and other areas across Kentucky is taking comments starting next week.

The Statewide Transportation Improvement Program will allow 30 days for inspection and comment beginning Aug. 15. Anyone can comment, including members of the public, agencies and organizations, according to a release by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

The release says the program is part of an effort for statewide highway planning.

“Safe and effective transportation in Kentucky encompasses everything from the Mountain Parkway expansion and rebuilding the Brent Spence Bridge corridor to countless local road and bridge projects to improve quality of life for all,” Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray said. “That includes public transportation, aviation and programs designed to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution that are always part of our program.”

The draft STIP includes all federally funded, scheduled projects in the 2024 State Highway Plan.

It also contains links to Kentucky’s nine Metropolitan Planning Organizations that represent the following: Bowling Green, Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky, Clarksville-Oak Grove, Evansville-Henderson, Huntington-Ashland-Ironton, Lexington, Louisville, Owensboro and Radcliff-Elizabethtown.

You can view the draft by clicking here.

Comments should be submitted to the following:

James Ballinger
State Highway Engineer
Department of Highways
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
200 Mero Street, 6th Floor
Frankfort, Ky 40622
selena.curry@ky.gov
502-564-3730