New ‘Continuous Green-T’ Intersection Coming to US 60 and Boyd Scout Road at Ashland
Low-cost improvement project to reduce traffic delays, congestion
FLEMINGSBURG, Ky. (April 4, 2022) – Construction starts this week to improve the US 60 and Boy Scout Road (KY 1012) intersection near Ashland in Boyd County by reconfiguring it for “continuous green-T” traffic.
A continuous green-T intersection – like the one now at US 23 and Diederich Boulevard (KY 693) in Greenup County – is a low-cost intersection alternative that reduces congestion by allowing some traffic on a high-volume highway to move freely with a continuous green light.
Once construction is complete, here’s how it will work at US 60 and Boy Scout Road:
- Traffic on westbound US 60 coming from Ashland will not have to stop at the Boy Scout Road signal. Instead, both westbound lanes will have a continuous green signal allowing traffic to flow freely.
- On eastbound US 60 going toward Ashland, the signal will stop traffic as usual – but in shorter cycles – to allow vehicles to cross to and from Boy Scout Road.
- On Boy Scout Road, traffic can turn right or left onto US 60 at each green signal as usual – but also in shorter cycles. The key difference is that traffic turning left onto westbound US 60 toward Summitt will cross into a new acceleration-merge lane and have several hundred feet to merge right into the free-flowing westbound US 60 traffic.
Overall, the intersection improvement project will reduce signal wait times and decrease the number of cars stopped at the traffic signal, thereby reducing traffic delays and congestion. There’s also a potential reduction in crashes associated with continuous green-T intersections.
Contractors will start work Wednesday, April 6, to reconfigure the US 60 and Boy Scout Road intersection to build raised concrete medians, install traffic separation posts, restripe pavement for new merge and turn lanes, and install new signal equipment.
Over the next two to three weeks, US 60 will be reduced to one lane each direction through the intersection. Traffic on US 60 and Boy Scout Road could be flagged at times. Motorists should use caution in the work zone.
Work is being done by Hinkle Construction Services, LLC, under a low-bid $134,582 Kentucky Transportation Cabinet contract.
For more information about continuous green-T intersections, see the Transportation Cabinet’s website at https://transportation.ky.gov/Congestion-Toolbox/Pages/Continuous-Green-T.aspx.
Road work schedules are subject to change depending on weather conditions. Motorists are asked to heed all warning signs, slow down in work zones and remain aware of workers and construction equipment when traveling.
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