State: KENTUCKY

Agency: KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET - DISTRICT 3

Project and/or Route Name: BOWLING GREEN BYPASS (US 68 AND KY 80) - WARREN COUNTY

Dates: 1984 - 1988

Rural and/or Urban: RURAL AND URBAN

Length: 5.3 MILES

Type of Improvement: 2-LANE INITIAL - 4-LANE ULTIMATE IN THE RURAL AREA (4.2 MI.) & 5-LANE CURB & GUTTER SECTION IN THE URBAN AREA (1.1 MI.)

Firm's Project Manager: WILLIAM B. WEST, P.E., L.S., SR. VICE PRESIDENT, FIRM PRINCIPAL

Firm's Project Engineer: THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, P.E., PROJECT DESIGN ENGINEER

Project Description: This project consisted of a bypass to the north for US 68 and KY 80 from Campbell Lane at the western edge of Bowling Green to the railroad underpass on 6th Street just east of the downtown section of Bowling Green which ties into US 31W eastbound.

The Consultant was responsible for:

PHASE I DESIGN:

1. An EIS or FONSI, including all environmental studies.

2. A planning report providing documentation of the selected corridor.

3. A Design Study Report defining design features at the project.

4. Preliminary plans developed through the preliminary line and grade inspection stage, including cost estimates.

5. Contour manuscripts for alignment studies.

6. Preliminary hydraulic analysis of all drainage.

7. Property lines and owners.

8. Critical cross sections.

9. Preparation of exhibits for and attendance of public hearings.

PHASE II DESIGN:

1. All necessary field surveys.

2. Preparation of grade, drain and surfacing plans. (Two lane initial and four lane ultimate.)

3. Preparation of right-of-way plans and right-of-way plans for utilities, including deeds for 184 parcels.

4. Design of 14 road approaches, 95 entrances and 1 railroad crossing.

5. Design of all structures, including 2 bridges and 6 box culverts.

6. Compute all drainage situations, including inlets and sewers in the urban section, and produce drainage folders for each of the three construction sections.

7. Computation of all quantities and estimation of all costs.

8. Producing maintenance of traffic plans.

9. Producing all general and special notes and provisions.

10. Revising FEMA Floodplain Maps and associated

hydraulic studies for the new bridges.

The Department was responsible for:

1. Mainline cross-sections.

2. Soils investigation.

3. Traffic movements.

4. Half-tone aerials for strip maps.