Tuesday, June 01, 2010
US 460 Curve At Mouthcard Under Review
KENTUCKY...
Engineers from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet have completed a study of a dangerous curve on U.S. 460 east of the Mouthcard Post Office. Several injury and fatal crashes have occurred in the curve, which caused Pike County Judge-Executive Wayne T, Rutherford and District 3 Magistrate Leo Murphy sent a letter to transportation cabinet secretary Mike Hancock in February of this year requesting the study. Murphy said he felt the road needed to be built up on the guardrail side, and Hancock addressed those thoughts in his letter, saying the curve may have geometric concerns. The curve has been the scene of several accidents and collisions, two of which have resulted in fatalities. The odd slant of the road also increases its level of danger. A field review of the curve – verifying the advisory curve speed and a review of the crash history – revealed the presence of an advance curve warning sign and a 40-mile per hour speed limit plaque in each direction along the curve. Damron stated the non-injury crashes were the result of drivers losing control of heir cars in the curve.
Engineers from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet have completed a study of a dangerous curve on U.S. 460 east of the Mouthcard Post Office. Several injury and fatal crashes have occurred in the curve, which caused Pike County Judge-Executive Wayne T, Rutherford and District 3 Magistrate Leo Murphy sent a letter to transportation cabinet secretary Mike Hancock in February of this year requesting the study. Murphy said he felt the road needed to be built up on the guardrail side, and Hancock addressed those thoughts in his letter, saying the curve may have geometric concerns. The curve has been the scene of several accidents and collisions, two of which have resulted in fatalities. The odd slant of the road also increases its level of danger. A field review of the curve – verifying the advisory curve speed and a review of the crash history – revealed the presence of an advance curve warning sign and a 40-mile per hour speed limit plaque in each direction along the curve. Damron stated the non-injury crashes were the result of drivers losing control of heir cars in the curve.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 4:33 PM 
