Review period opens for Kentucky improvement program

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The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) recently opened the public comment period for the draft of the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) plan for fiscal years 2021 through 2024.

“Transportation in Kentucky means more than roads and bridges,” Jim Gray, Kentucky Transportation secretary, said. “Our statewide program has many parts, including public transportation, aviation, and recreational trails, plus programs that are designed to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution. Accordingly, the draft plan presents multi-modal transportation planning as a big picture.”

The comment period allows Kentuckians to offer feedback on how to improve and maintain the state’s transportation system, Gray said.

The draft includes all federally funded, scheduled projects in the 2020 State Highway Plan that were enacted by the 2020 Kentucky General Assembly and Gov. Andy Beshear. It also includes links to the state’s Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) that identify federal projects in their individual transportation improvement plans.

MPOs represent Bowling Green, Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky, Clarksville-Oak Grove, Evansville-Henderson, Huntington-Ashland-Ironton, Lexington, Louisville, Owensboro, and Radcliff-Elizabethtown.

The draft is available online. KYTC encourages residents, agencies, and organizations to submit statements during the comment period, which will close on June 8.

The cabinet allows 30 days for inspection and comments. This year’s comment period began Monday.