Four New Area R-Cut Installations are Fully Functional
Some minor landscaping and other finish work to continue into fall
PADUCAH, Ky. (Sept. 28, 2021) – A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has completed a final round of paving at several Restricted Crossing U-Turn (R-Cut) construction projects in area counties.
All four of the installations are now fully functional with some minor landscaping and other finish work likely to continue into fall.
The R-Cut safety features are at the following locations:
U.S. 45/KY 408 Intersection in Graves County
The U.S. 45/KY 408 intersection is at Graves County U.S. 45 mile point 25.361 and KY 408 mile point 8.047 near the Kentucky State Police Post 1 Headquarters north of Mayfield.
U.S. 45/KY 1288 Intersection in McCracken County
The U.S. 45 intersection with KY 1288/Lebanon Church Road and Lovelaceville-Florence Station Road West is at U.S. 45 McCracken County mile point 2.592 just south of Lone Oak.
U.S. 60/KY 726 Intersection in McCracken County
The U.S. 60/KY 726 intersection is at McCracken County U.S. 60 mile point 3.429 and KY 726/Kelley Road mile marker 5.
U.S. 60/KY 996 Intersection in McCracken County
The U.S. 60/KY 996 intersection is at McCracken County U.S. 60 mile point 3.923 and KY 996/Metropolis Lake Road mile point 3.859.
Motorists are reminded to be aware of changes in traffic flow the R-Cut installations will bring to these intersections.
With previously completed R-Cuts at the U.S. 68/KY 139 intersection near Cadiz and the KY 80 Mayfield South Bypass/Central Road intersection south of Mayfield, KYTC District 1 now has 6 of the safety features with an additional R-Cut under construction at the U.S. 641/KY 402 intersection near Hardin in Marshall County. Additional R-Cuts are planned along the New U.S. 641 construction corridor between Murray and Hazel in southern Calloway County.
R-Cuts are designed to enhance safety by restricting left turns, then directing traffic to a dedicated turn lane with a modified U-turn. The safety feature allows drivers to divide the decision-making process to navigate through the intersection into several smaller decisions. It reduces the 36 identifiable conflict points in a normal intersection to 18 and eliminates traffic movements that create more serious injury crashes.
For more information on how R-Cuts work please go to www.US45Safety.org or to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzpdTdXDfRw.
Jim Smith Contracting of Grand Rivers is the prime contractor this group of Highway Safety Improvement (HSIP) Projects.
To get traffic advisories and alerts for KYTC District 1 via email please go to https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/KYTC/signup/13651 and click on the District 1 counties you regularly drive through, or for any of the specialty corridors you travel. Be sure to check your SPAM filtering to assure Gov Delivery is on your approved list.
Timely traffic advisories for the 12 counties of KYTC Highway District 1 are available by going to www.facebook.com/kytcdistrict1. You do not have to be a Facebook member to access this page.
Navigate traffic at goky.ky.gov, at waze.com, or with the WAZE App.
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