Restricted Crossing U-Turn (RCUT) Design Guidance
One-third of Kentucky’s traffic collisions occur at intersections, accounting for 35% of injury-related crashes and 20% of fatal crashes. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has recognized Restricted Crossing U-Turn (RCUT) intersections as an effective design strategy for reducing fatal and injury crashes. Over 25 RCUT intersections have been constructed in Kentucky in a variety of settings, from rural and suburban isolated intersections to urban and rural corridors. Currently, Kentucky lacks state-specific guidance to inform the planning, design, construction, and operation of RCUT intersections. Developing tailored guidance will facilitate planning analysis and location selection, public involvement needs, intersection control selection (i.e., unsignalized or signalized), traffic operational analysis (open to traffic and future year), safety performance, geometric design, multimodal accommodations, signing and striping layouts, intersection lighting, and constructability.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $125,000.00
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Contract Numbers:
KYSPR-26-683
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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
Thompson, Travis
- Start Date: 20250701
- Expected Completion Date: 20260630
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Guidelines; Highway design; Restricted crossing U turn intersections; U turns
- Geographic Terms: Kentucky
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01964177
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: University of Kentucky, Lexington
- Contract Numbers: KYSPR-26-683
- Files: RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Aug 28 2025 11:32AM