State: KENTUCKY

Agency: KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET - DISTRICT 3

Project and/or Route Names: US HWY. 68 (AUBURN TO ROCKFIELD) - WARREN & LOGAN COUNTIES

Dates: 1983 - 1989

Rural and/or Urban: RURAL AND URBAN

Length: 11.35 MILES

Type of Improvement: UPGRADING A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY TO FOUR LANES

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

Firm's Project Engineer: MAURICE L. JORDAN, P.E., PROJECT DESIGN ENGINEER

Project Description:

Studies, cost estimate and recommendations for adding two additional lanes adjacent to the existing pavement to provide a four-lane facility for US 68 from Auburn to Rockfield in Logan and Warren Counties. Spot improvements were made to the existing roadway to upgrade curvature and sight distance to a 50 MPH design. Additional lanes were positioned so that, in the future, new lanes could replace the existing roadway and provide a four-lane divided facility without additional right-of-way acquisition. Some areas of the project required building a complete four-lane facility initially and some areas were sufficiently developed to require a five-lane curb and gutter section. Ultimate design speed was 60 MPH.

The Consultant was responsible for:

1. All studies, cost estimates and recommendations for preliminary alignment.

2. Writing a Design Study Report.

3. Contacting all property owners.

4. All necessary field and office work to provide grade, drain and surfacing plans for construction of the project.

5. Right-of-way plans and right-of-way plans for utilities and related services, including deed preparation for the project.

6. Preparing for and assisting in public hearings for

the project.

7. Preparing drainage situations and calculations

and compiling drainage folders for the project.

8. All structure design including three box culverts

and two bridges.

The Department was responsible for:

1. Manuscripts.

2. Mainline cross-sections.

3. Soils investigation.

4. Environmental studies.