A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans milling and paving along U.S. 641 in southern Calloway County starting Monday, September 17, 2018.
Milling and other prep work is expected to start on Monday with paving to follow on Wednesday. This project runs along U.S. 641 from milepoint 0.498 at the intersection of E.W. Miller Street in Hazel, extending northward to milepoint 3.556 at the KY 1828/Midway Road intersection, a distance of about 3 miles. The safety project has a Nov. 15 target completion date.
The project includes spot improvements at curves, roadway edge improvements, smoothing of pavement, extending the width of drainage structures, updated signage, guardrail upgrades and other safety enhancements.
The HSIP project is based on data gleaned from police crash reports. Over the five-year period from January 2012 to December 2016, police reported 119 crashes along the 3-mile section of U.S 641. There were 46 injury crashes and two fatality crashes during that period. During the study period, 53 crashes occurred in wet weather or snow/ice conditions. Based on an extensive analysis of those crash reports, engineers developed a checklist of low-cost improvements aimed at enhancing safety.
The HSIP safety enhancements along U.S. 641 in southern Calloway County are among several such projects planned along highways around KYTC District 1 counties. Additional safety projects include installation of two traffic activated Intersection Conflict Warning System (ICWS) signals at intersections along U.S. 45 between Paducah and Mayfield, safety improvements along U.S. 60 in the Rosebud Hill Area of Crittenden County, and a number of intersections in Paducah.