I-66 may not be dead yet after all

[hbelkins]

It was likely in error. Are there still any future Interstate 66 signs anywhere along its proposed corridor?

Yes, on the Cumberland Parkway.

[Roadsguy]

It's dead. According to a Facebook post, it announced "I-66 project dead"

Care to provide a link?

I will soon, when I got time.

One year later...

[Interstate 69 Fan]

It's dead. According to a Facebook post, it announced "I-66 project dead"

Care to provide a link?

I will soon, when I got time.

One year later...

And he never found that link...

[renegade]

It's dead. According to a Facebook post, it announced "I-66 project dead"

Care to provide a link?

I will soon, when I got time.

One year later...

And he never found that link...

Because Facebook.  Turn that shit off and come back to reality.

[seicer]

Looks like the KY 80 interchange with KY 461 will be different than I thought. I-66 will not follow KY 80.

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https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/docs/policy-initiatives/327856/build-2018-fact-sheets.pdf

Pulaski County Interchange Improvement to KY 461
Build Grant: $25 million
Total Cost: $69,375,000

"This project will replace the KY 80/KY 461 intersection with a grade-separated half-cloverleaf interchange, and the at-grade intersection of Valley Oak Drive-Coin Road/KY with a grade-separated tight diamond interchange. The project will also widen approximately 3 miles of KY 461 from two lanes to four lanes."

"The project improves two intersections with high crash rates and provides a safe ingress/egress for the 2,871 people working in Valley Oak Complex. The project also improves one of only two NHS routes leading to Lexington, KY; the improved route and the traffic it attracts will encourage the development of new businesses and encourage expansion of existing industries in Valley Oak Complex and increase employment opportunities in this economically disadvantaged area."

[hbelkins]

I never knew where the northern bypass of Somerset was going to tie in to KY 80. Looks like we know now. But until that bypass is done. looks like east 80/north 461, and south 461/west 80, are going to be the through movements. Traffic from London going to Somerset will have to take a loop ramp to stay on 80 until the northern bypass is finished.

Right now, the route through London and Somerset is my preferred route to Bowling Green. With the completion of KY 30 in Owsley and Jackson counties, and the northern bypass of Somerset, that trip will be even faster.

[seicer]

I don't see the need for any interchanges in between. If KY 80 remains four-lanes, then it can serve as a conduit to the east Somerset bypass.