The Bullitt County Transportation Study is underway. This study hopes to improve transportation in Bullitt County through the development of the countywide transportation plan. The study is a collective effort among the county, the Kentuckiana Regional Planning and Development Agency (KIPDA), and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. The study will include a short-term safety and operational improvement plan, a long-range transportation plan and strategies to improve transit service and other non-automobile transportation modes. ENTRAN is the consultant.
The study is the most recent effort to meet the needs in the county, which has seen a rapid population growth – about 25 percent since the year 2000. The county has numerous two-lane highways that are ill-suited to handle increasing traffic loads. Also, Interstate 65 serves as a major freight corridor and with numerous industrial sites and distribution centers located in Bullitt County, trucks are a major component of the traffic mix and have both capacity and safety impacts.
A public open house was held on May 28 to share with the public some ideas generated by the study's steering committee. To learn more about this open house (and future open houses) and what was discussed, go to the study's website: www.gobullitt.com.
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