Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is Kentucky's state-funded agency charged with building and maintaining federal highways and Kentucky state highways, as well as regulating other transportation related issues.

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Agency overview
Formed1912[1]
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Kentucky
Headquarters200 Mero Street
Frankfort, Kentucky 40622
38.2013248°N 84.8740025°W / 38.2013248; -84.8740025[2]
Agency executive
Child agency
Websitehttp://transportation.ky.gov
Footnotes
[4]

The Transportation Cabinet is led by the Kentucky Secretary of Transportation, who is appointed by the governor of Kentucky. The current Secretary is Jim Gray, who was appointed by Democratic Governor Andy Beshear.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet headquarters in Frankfort, Kentucky.

As of October 2012, KYTC maintains 27,562.975 miles (44,358.308 km) of roadways in the state.[5]

Organization

The Transportation Cabinet is composed of four operating Departments, headed by Commissioners, and ten support offices, headed by Executive Directors. Those units are subdivided into Divisions headed by Directors.

  • Secretary
    • Deputy Secretary
      • Office of the Secretary
        • Office of Budget and Fiscal Management
          • Division of Accounts
          • Division of Purchases
        • Office of Audits
          • Division of Road Fund Audits
          • Division of Audit Services
        • Office for Civil Rights and Small Business Development
        • Office of the Inspector General
        • Office of Human Resource Management
          • Division of Personnel Administration
          • Division of Employee Management
          • Division of Professional Development & Organizational Management
        • Office of Legal Services
        • Office of Support Services
          • Division of Facilities Support
          • Division of Graphic Design & Printing
        • Office of Public Affairs
        • Office of Information Technology
        • Office of Transportation Delivery
      • Department of Highways - responsible for designing and constructing state highways
        • Division of Program Management
        • Office of Project Development
          • Division of Planning
          • Division of Structural Design
          • Division of Highway Design
          • Division of Environmental Analysis
          • Division of Right of Way & Utilities
          • Division of Professional Services
        • Office of Project Delivery and Preservation
          • Division of Construction
          • Division of Materials
          • Division of Construction Procurement
          • Division of Equipment
          • Division of Traffic Operations
          • Division of Maintenance
        • Office of Highway Safety
          • Division of Incident Management
          • Division of Highway Safety Programs
          • Motorcycle Advisory Commission for Highway Safety (Attached to KYTC for Administrative purposes)
          • Motorcycle Safety Education Advisory Commission (Attached to KYTC for Administrative purposes)
        • District Offices 1-12
      • Department of Aviation - responsible for promoting the use and safety of Kentucky's airports
        • Capital City Airport Division
        • Greater Commonwealth Aviation Division
        • Kentucky Airport Zoning Commission (Attached to KYTC for Administrative purposes)
      • Department of Rural and Municipal Aid - provides aid and assistance for local governments to improve transportation infrastructure
        • Office of Local Programs
          • Kentucky Bicycle & Bikeway Commission (Attached to KYTC for Administrative Purposes)
        • Office of Rural and Secondary Roads
      • Department of Vehicle Regulation - oversees regulations for the use and operation of motor vehicles
        • Division of Motor Vehicle Licensing
        • Division of Motor Carriers
        • Division of Driver Licensing
        • Kentucky Motor Vehicle Commission (Attached to KYTC for Administrative Purposes)[6]

Highway districts
Map of KYTC districts

KYTC organizes the state into twelve highway districts:[7]

DistrictCountiesState-Maintained Mileage[5]
1Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Livingston, Lyon, McCracken, Marshall, Trigg2832.668
2Caldwell, Christian, Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Union, Webster3280.381
3Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson, Todd, Warren2468.612
4Breckinridge, Grayson, Green, Hardin, Hart, LaRue, Marion, Meade, Nelson, Taylor, Washington2912.594
5Bullitt, Franklin, Henry, Jefferson, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble1771.010
6Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Harrison, Kenton, Owen, Pendleton, Robertson1914.398
7Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer, Montgomery, Scott, Woodford2177.906
8Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Lincoln, McCreary, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Wayne2397.633
9Bath, Boyd, Carter, Elliott, Fleming, Greenup, Lewis, Mason, Nicholas, Rowan2023.926
10Breathitt, Estill, Jackson, Lee, Magoffin, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Powell, Wolfe1839.196
11Bell, Clay, Harlan, Jackson, Knox, Laurel, Leslie, Whitley2060.385
12Floyd, Johnson, Knott, Lawrence, Letcher, Martin, Pike1884.266
gollark: In America you might find just grid layouts, which are easier, but here in the UK cities grew from tiny villages in an unplanned way.
gollark: Because lots of cities grew naturally.
gollark: I do quite like flat design, but not the whole sort of "frosted glass"/blur effect thing.
gollark: A monad is just a monoid in the category of endofunctors, silly people.
gollark: Stabler *maybe*, and they definitely add features, but it gets worse perf-wise.

References
  1. "Commonwealth of Kentucky". Commonwealth of Kentucky.
  2. Schneider, Adam (2012). "GPS Visualizer: Quick Geocoder". Retrieved 2012-02-13.
  3. Schneider, Adam (2012). "GPS Visualizer: Quick Geocoder". Retrieved 2012-02-13.
  4. "Kentucky Transportation Cabinet - KYTC". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
  5. "State Primary Road System Mileage Report" (PDF). Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. October 1, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  6. "Commonwealth of Kentucky" (PDF). Commonwealth of Kentucky. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  7. "Highway Districts". Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.