Methods to Revitalize and Improve Rest Area Infrastructure

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) spends considerable time, effort, and funding to operate, maintain, and make improvements to rest areas. Most of Kentucky’s rest areas were built many years ago and may lack the capacity to handle current and future demands. Because funding is limited, the Cabinet has to balance the needs of rest areas against other highway projects. To identify economical strategies for improving rest area infrastructure, KYTC wants to investigate how other states fund the operation, maintenance, and improvements of their rest areas. Additionally, the Cabinet would like insights into types of improvements being made by other states.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $75,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  KYSPR-26-694

• 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:

  Howell, Brian

  Walton, Jennifer

• Start Date: 20250701
• Expected Completion Date: 20260630
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Improvements; Roadside rest areas; State of the practice
• Geographic Terms: Kentucky
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01964188
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: University of Kentucky, Lexington
• Contract Numbers: KYSPR-26-694
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 28 2025 11:32AM