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Commonwealth of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Department of Highways - District 5 The Slow Uphill Climb Matt Bullock, P.E. Chief District Engineer. Highway Maintenance Work District 5. Signs Pothole Patching Lighting Mowing Guardrail Striping Drainage Signals
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Commonwealth of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Department of Highways - District 5 The Slow Uphill Climb Matt Bullock, P.E. Chief District Engineer
Highway Maintenance Work District 5 • Signs • Pothole Patching • Lighting • Mowing • Guardrail • Striping • Drainage • Signals • Agreements with Local Agencies (Non-Interstate)
Panel Sign Installation Guardrail Repair Lighting Mowing Street Sweeping Pothole Patching Striping
Highway Construction Work District 5 • 2008 Recommended Highway Plan • Formally - “Six Year Plan” • Programs the funds for the next two years • The “Biennium” • Approximately $70 million Federal Stimulus • For Dist. 5 road projects • Approximately $23 million Federal Stimulus • - For projects in the KIPDA Planning area
Westport Road / Interchange • Widen Westport between Hubbards Ln. and Watterson • Full Interchange at the Watterson • Single Point Urban Interchange (Bardstown Rd.) • Hall Contracting • Fall 2008 to May 2010 • $47 Million
I-65 Major Rehab • Complete removal of Concrete Sections • Replace With Asphalt • Traffic Control • Contractor????? • December 2009 Completion • Approx. $30 Million • Stimulus Funded
Cable Rail Installation • Installation on KY 841 from I-65 to Dixie Highway • I-65 in Bullitt, Hart, and Barren Counties • Gibraltor System – (4 wires) • RMD Holdings • Fall 2009 Completion • $3.1 Million
I-65 Patching & Diamond Grinding • Patch Bad Concrete Areas from MP 118.5 to 127.5 • Grind Surface • Faulkner Construction • Fall 2009 Completion • $5.7 Million • Stimulus Funded
I-64 Widening • Widen I-64 between I-265 and Shelby Co. Line • 3 Lanes in each direction – Barrier Median • Gohmann Asphalt & Construction • Fall 2010 Completion • $34 Million
Eastern Parkway • “Road Diet” and Pedestrian Safety • Bridge over Floyd and Brook Streets Rehab • Warnock Ramp Reconfiguration • Over-Height Truck detection system • MAC Construction (Low bid – not yet awarded) • January 2010 Completion • $7.1 Million
Preston Highway (KY61) • 4-Lane Widening • From Jefferson County Line to John Harper Highway • One of Four Sections • Stimulus Funded • Flynn Brothers Contracting • January 2010 Completion • $6.2 Million
Shawnee Expressway Bridge • I-264 West to I-64 West Bridge • Mainly for Rehab • Lane Configuration stays the same • Faulkner Construction • May 2010 Completion • $5.6 Million
QUESTIONS? Transportation.ky.gov Matt.Bullock@ky.gov (502) 210-5400