Commonwealth of KentuckyTransportation 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 SignInstallation
Mowing
Striping
Lighting
GuardrailRepair
StreetSweeping
PotholePatching
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 / Westport Road / InterchangeInterchange
• 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 RehabI-65 Major Rehab
•Complete removal of Concrete Sections•Replace With Asphalt
•Traffic Control•Contractor?????•December 2009 Completion•Approx. $30 Million•Stimulus Funded
Cable Rail InstallationCable 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 & I-65 Patching & Diamond GrindingDiamond 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 WideningI-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 ParkwayEastern 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)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 Shawnee Expressway BridgeBridge
• I-264 West to I-64 West Bridge• Mainly for Rehab• Lane Configuration stays the same
• Faulkner Construction• May 2010 Completion• $5.6 Million