Welcome

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) welcomes you to the Virtual Public Involvement for the KY 205 Improvements project in Breathitt County. Goals for the project are to improve safety and mobility for residents and commerce. The reason for this public involvement is to present the Purpose and Need for the project and present the alternatives developed to address the needs and meet the goals of the project. We ask that the public provide comments on the alternatives and the potential impacts to your community. 


The selection of the preferred alternative will take place in Fall 2021. The environmental documentation process will not be completed until Winter 2022, and right of way acquisition is anticipated to begin in 2023. 

Project Purpose and Need

The KY 205 corridor provides a connection from KY 15 to both the Mountain Parkway and 

US 460 corridors. Over the past 30 years, most of the KY 205 corridor has been upgraded between KY 15 and US 460 with this project being the last remaining 2-mile portion to improve. KY 205 has several roadway deficiencies, including a narrow roadway cross-section (10-foot travel lanes with no shoulders) and substandard horizontal and vertical geometry. KY 205 also has locations adjacent to Boone Fork that are exhibiting sideslope embankment instability because of the proximity of the roadway to the creek. This project is needed to modernize the existing roadway by widening the roadway typical section, improve the substandard horizontal and vertical geometry to meet current design standards, and improve the sideslope stability adjacent to Boone Fork. These improvements will improve safety and mobility for residents and commerce in the region. 

Public Meeting Video

Watch the KY 205 Public Meeting below that outlines the preliminary engineering alternatives.

We Want to Hear from You!

Your questions, comments, and feedback are very important to us. Please click the link below to provide your feedback by October 4, 2021.

Click Here to Respond to questionnaire

Review the Public Meeting Handout with Schedule

Download PDF

Alignment Alternatives Exhibit

Download PDF

Contact Information

If you have any questions regarding this project, feel free to contact:

Min Jiang, P.E.

Project Management

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

District 10 Office

476 Highway 15 South

Jackson, KY 41339

(606) 666-8841

Min.Jiang@ky.gov

Mark Askin, P.E.

Consultant Project Manager

Strand Associates, Inc. 

325 West Main Street, Suite 710 

Louisville, KY 40202

Mark.Askin@strand.com

(502) 583-7020

Kentucky 205 Improvements Project

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