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hbelkins:
I drove the new Minnie-to-Harold connector (KY 680) yesterday. The road connects KY 80 at Eastern with US 23/US 460/KY 80 at Harold. The road lies entirely within Floyd County and its eastern terminus is about a mile north of the Pike County line.
Best I can tell, old KY 680 is still numbered that way between KY 122 and KY 979. I presume that number will be swapped with KY 3680, which is what the uncompleted portion of the road was signed previously.
The primary purpose of the road is to provide a shortcut between Hindman/Hazard and Pikeville. It eliminates the need to go all th way to Allen on KY 80 before turning south of US 23.
Rothman:
--- Quote from: hbelkins on September 25, 2023, 03:19:11 PM ---I drove the new Minnie-to-Harold connector (KY 680) yesterday. The road connects KY 80 at Eastern with US 23/US 460/KY 80 at Harold. The road lies entirely within Floyd County and its eastern terminus is about a mile north of the Pike County line.
Best I can tell, old KY 680 is still numbered that way between KY 122 and KY 979. I presume that number will be swapped with KY 3680, which is what the uncompleted portion of the road was signed previously.
The primary purpose of the road is to provide a shortcut between Hindman/Hazard and Pikeville. It eliminates the need to go all th way to Allen on KY 80 before turning south of US 23.
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Hope it works out as well as the original stretch from KY 80 to Minnie did.
seicer:
Gov. Andy Beshear Announces Speed Limit Increase to 65 mph on 2 Sections of U.S. 68/KY 80 near Cadiz and Mayfield
Official order applies to two 4-lane sections totaling 9 miles
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 3, 2023) – Continuing his commitment to the modernization of transportation under his Better Kentucky Plan, today Gov. Andy Beshear announced an increase in the speed limit on two sections of U.S. 68/KY 80 in parts of Trigg and Graves counties.
The highway sections, both of which are four-lane, now bear speed limit signs for 65 mph, up from the previous 55 mph.
“The U.S. 68/Kentucky 80 Corridor is a well-designed, well-constructed highway that can safely accommodate the higher speed limit,” Gov. Beshear said. “This corridor already is a tremendous asset as a 4-lane connector between Interstate 24 at Cadiz and Interstate 69 at Mayfield. By updating the out-of-date speed limit, we are reducing congestion and helping Kentuckians get to their destination quicker and safer, while also increasing economic development by enhancing the flow of commerce in this area.”
Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray signed the order directing the higher speed limit on 6.5 miles of U.S. 68/KY 80 from the west edge of Cadiz to the Lake Barkley Bridge at Canton and along 2.5 miles of the KY 80 Mayfield South Bypass.
To confirm the roadway could safely accommodate the higher speed limit, Transportation Cabinet engineers analyzed data from similar road segments where the speed limit was raised earlier.
The speed limit will remain at 55 along 9 miles of the corridor through Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area and near the I-24 Cadiz Exit 65 Interchange east of Cadiz, at the U.S. 641/KY 80 intersection north of Murray, and near the KY 121 Bypass at Mayfield where the intersections have traffic signals.
The speed limit along U.S. 68/KY 80 from Cadiz, through Christian, Todd and Logan counties to the edge of Bowling Green was raised to 65 mph in October 2012, enhancing the corridor across southern Kentucky. A section of KY 80 in Calloway and Graves counties was raised in October 2015. The speed limit has also been increased on 4-lane sections of U.S. 641 and U.S. 45.
“I am pleased with the cooperative effort by public officials and economic development organizations across the region who have worked to make this speed limit increase a reality. This decision by Governor Beshear and the Transportation Cabinet will make travel a little easier for all of us while opening up economic development opportunities for counties along the corridor and beyond,” said State Rep. Richard Heath of Mayfield.
“This speed limit change means goods and materials can move into and out of the area more efficiently. Raising the speed limit turns the U.S. 68 /KY 80corridor into an even greater asset in the competitive arena of economic development and job expansion,” said Graves County Judge-Executive Jesse Perry.
“We are fortunate to have this high-quality connection between I-69 and I-24 that connects on eastward to Bowling Green. This new speed limit is an advantage on GPS devices and when companies perform fuel consumption and travel time calculations. If you are in Mayfield or Murray, this provides a quicker way to reach Bowling Green or Nashville,” said State Rep. Thomas Walker.
wriddle082:
They should consider raising the limit along certain stretches of US 23 to at least 60 mph. Like between Louisa and I-64, and between Greenup and South Shore. Also US 68 between Paris and Millersburg, US 27 between KY 34 and the south end of the Nicholasville Bypass and between the Cumberland Parkway to KY 70, US 150 between Stanford and Danville, and most of the KY 914 bypass around Somerset.
hbelkins:
--- Quote from: wriddle082 on October 07, 2023, 12:06:38 AM ---They should consider raising the limit along certain stretches of US 23 to at least 60 mph. Like between Louisa and I-64, and between Greenup and South Shore. Also US 68 between Paris and Millersburg, US 27 between KY 34 and the south end of the Nicholasville Bypass and between the Cumberland Parkway to KY 70, US 150 between Stanford and Danville, and most of the KY 914 bypass around Somerset.
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Actually, pretty much all of 23 between Paintsville and Catlettsburg could be raised to 65, as could all of the route between Pikeville and the Virginia line. Along with US 119 from Pikeville to the northeast foot of Bent Mountain (where the old, curvy section of four-lane begins) and all of KY 80 between Hazard and Allen.
--- Quote from: seicer on October 06, 2023, 06:45:53 PM ---Gov. Andy Beshear Announces Speed Limit Increase to 65 mph on 2 Sections of U.S. 68/KY 80 near Cadiz and Mayfield
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You can tell it's a Kentucky gubernatorial election year. I don't remember prior speed limit increases being announced by the governor.
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