State: KENTUCKY

Agency: KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET - DISTRICT 12

Project and/or Route Name: KY HWY. 80, HAZARD TO WATERGAP ROAD

FLOYD COUNTY

Dates: 1976 - 1978

Rural and/or Urban: RURAL

Length: 6.2 MILES

Type of Improvement: PROVIDING A RELOCATION OF KY 80 ON A NEW ALIGNMENT AND

UPGRADING TO A 4-LANE DIVIDED FACILITY THROUGH

MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN

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

Firm's Project Engineer: MORRIS W. GUTHRIE, P.E., PROJECT DESIGN ENGINEER

Project Description: This project consisted of a portion of the overall project from the Floyd-Knott County line to KY 777 at Langley, including alignment and grade studies and complete Phase I and Phase II Design Plans. The ultimate design speed was 60 MPH.

The Consultant was responsible for:

1. All studies, cost estimates and recommendations 8. Contacting all property owners.

for preliminary alignment. 9. Submitting permit data to Corps of Engineers .

2. All highway surveys. 10. All structure design including four bridges and

3. Establishing properties and property lines. three culverts. One of the bridges was a 10

4. Preparation of Grade and Drain Plans. span structure with a total length of 951 feet.

5. Furnishing exhibits for and participating in 11. Right-of-Way Plans and Right-of-Way Plans

public meetings. for Utilities and related services including

6. Geotechnical Investigations. deed preparation for the project.

7. Preparing drainage situations and drainage 12. Separate Surfacing Plans.

folders for the project. 13. A Maintenance of Traffic Plan.

The Department was responsible for:

1. Photogrammetric work including

manuscripts and cross sections.

The Department was reimbursed

for these services by

the Consultant.

2. Traffic Projections.

3. Surface Design.

NOTE: The Consultant was

also retained by the Dept.

to provide construction

supervision on this

project.