Highway Safety Improvement Project on U.S. 231 in Warren County Progressing
Motorists will notice traffic flow changes at intersections
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (March 1, 2022) – The Highway Safety Improvement Project (HSIP) on U.S. 231 Scottsville Road in the Alvaton area of Warren County has resumed and traffic flow changes have been implemented. In addition to lane closures, crews are working in medians at intersections. As construction progresses left turns will be limited and motorists will have to use the Restricted Crossing U-Turn (RCUT) method to complete the turn for certain movements.
The RCUT intersection prohibits direct left turns from the side street and creates a two-stage process for left turns and straight through movements from the side street. Motorists turning left or traveling straight across the intersection will turn right to proceed to the custom left turn lane provided to make a U-turn.
Once in the left turn lane, motorists will complete the U-turn when traffic is clear. The RCUT intersection improves sight distance and allows motorists to focus on traffic coming from one way at a time improving safety. Often times this method saves time that would be spent waiting for both directions to clear before crossing.
The project was paused in December due to the colder weather. The project, which started in May, addresses safety issues at 10 intersections along the U.S. 231 corridor between Dye Ford Road and Mt. Lebanon Church Road. The purpose of the project is to improve safety and efficiency in the Alvaton area which has seen tremendous growth in recent years.
The safety improvements add six Restricted Crossing U-Turn (RCUT) intersections along with four other intersection improvements
Improvements at intersections not getting an RCUT will be limited to left in and right out only. The project is expected to be completed later this spring.
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