ITEM NO. 5-371.00 OCTOBER 2005 KY 22 SCOPING STUDY Jefferson and Oldham Counties, Kentucky PREPARED FOR Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 5 977 Phillips Lane Louisville, KY 40209 Phone: (502) 367-6411 Contact: Chuck Berger PREPARED BY HNTB Corporation One Riverfront Plaza 401 West Main Street, Suite 601 Louisville, KY 40202 Phone: (502) 581-0985 Fax: (502) 581-0987 Contact: Karen L. Mohammadi KY 22 Scoping Study Jefferson and Oldham Counties, Kentucky Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Six Year Highway Plan Item No 5-371.00 Prepared for: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 5 Louisville, Kentucky Prepared by: HNTB Corporation Engineers Architects Planners Louisville, Kentucky In association with QK4 Doe Anderson October 2005 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY............................................................................................................................ES-1 OTHER AREA PROJECTS......................................................................................................................................................ES-1 STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT ..........................................................................................................................................ES-1 ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW............................................................................................................................................ES-2 RECOMMENDATIONS............................................................................................................................................................ES-3 NEAR-TERM (MAINTENANCE) IMPROVEMENTS ...........................................................................................................ES-3 SHORT-TERM IMPROVEMENTS ........................................................................................................................................ ES-4 MID-TERM IMPROVEMENTS............................................................................................................................................... ES-4 ULTIMATE REBUILD..............................................................................................................................................................ES-5 1.0 PROJECT BACKGROUND..................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 PROJECT HISTORY .............................................................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 EXISTING CONDITIONS...................................................................................................................................................... 1-4 1.2.1 Roadway Characteristics...................................................................................................................................... 1-4 1.3 AREA PROJECTS ................................................................................................................................................................ 1-7 1.4 CRASH ANALYSES.............................................................................................................................................................1-8 1.5 VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL DEFICIENCIES.............................................................................................................. 1-9 1.6 TRAFFIC VOLUMES AND LEVEL OF SERVICE............................................................................................................. 1-9 2.0 STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT....................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1 RESULTS OF PIP ................................................................................................................................................................. 2-1 2.2 PUBLIC MEETINGS............................................................................................................................................................ 2-2 2.2.1 Public Meeting 1 .................................................................................................................................................... 2-2 2.2.2 Public Meeting 2 .................................................................................................................................................. 2-3 2.3 CITIZENS ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETINGS ................................................................................................................ 2-3 2.3.1 Citizen’s Advisory Council Meeting 1 ...............................................................................................................2-4 2.3.2 Citizen’s Advisory Council Meeting 2 ............................................................................................................. 2-5 2.3.3 Citizen’s Advisory Council Meeting 3 ............................................................................................................. 2-5 2.3.4 Citizen’s Advisory Council Meeting 4.............................................................................................................2-6 2.4 LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS MEETING....................................................................................................................... 2-7 2.4.1 Local Elected Officials Meeting 1 ...................................................................................................................... 2-7 2.4.2 Local Elected Officials Meeting 2.................................................................................................................... 2-7 2.4.3 Local Elected Officials Meeting 3....................................................................................................................2-8 2.5 COMBINED LEO AND CAC MEETING............................................................................................................................2-8 3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW SUMMARY .................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENTS........................................................................................................................................ 3-1 3.2.1 Air Quality ............................................................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2.2 Aquatic.................................................................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2.3 Terrestrial.............................................................................................................................................................. 3-3 3.2.4 Cultural Resources.............................................................................................................................................. 3-5 3.3 SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS .......................................................................................................................................... 3-5 3.3.1 Population Data ....................................................................................................................................................3-6 3.3.2 Environmental Justice .......................................................................................................................................3-6 3.3.3 Communities......................................................................................................................................................... 3-7 3.3.4 Land Use................................................................................................................................................................ 3-7 3.3.5 Prime Farmland ................................................................................................................................................... 3-7 3.3.6 Sections 4(f) and 6(f) Involvement................................................................................................................. 3-7 3.3.7 Planning Documents........................................................................................................................................... 3-7 3.3.8 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities and Plans..................................................................................................3-8 3.3.9 UST / HAZMAT.....................................................................................................................................................3-8 3.3.10 Aesthetics............................................................................................................................................................3-9 TOC-1 4.0 CONCEPTUAL ALTERNATIVES........................................................................................................ 4-1 4.1 CORRIDOR REBUILD ALTERNATIVES ........................................................................................................................... 4-1 4.2 INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS .................................................................................................................................4-4 4.3 OTHER ALTERNATIVES ..................................................................................................................................................4-6