Evaluate Target Speed Management Techniques

By reducing the frequency and severity of crashes, speed management lowers the likelihood of severe or fatal traffic injuries. Historically, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has used geometric design criteria based on a design speed that often did not fully account for roadway context, land use, or the needs of non-motorized users. This project will evaluate KYTC’s current approach to speed management in design and explore ways to explicitly incorporate target speeds into design processes.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $300,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  KYSPR-26-682

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

  200 Mero Street
  Frankfort, KY  United States  40622
• Performing Organizations:

  University of Kentucky, Lexington

  Kentucky Transportation Center College of Engineering, 176 Raymond Building
  Lexington, KY  United States  40506-0281
• Principal Investigators:

  Asher, Jill

  Jasper, Jeff

  Catchings, Rachel

• Start Date: 20250701
• Expected Completion Date: 20270630
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway design; Speed control
• Identifier Terms: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01964176
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: University of Kentucky, Lexington
• Contract Numbers: KYSPR-26-682
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 28 2025 11:32AM