Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 603 - TRANSPORTATION CABINET
Chapter 5 - Traffic
Section 603 KAR 5:240 - Naming of roads and bridges
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 177.074
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 177.074 allows roads and bridges to be named after an individual, historic event or any other name of historical significance. This administrative regulation sets forth the steps to be followed when petitioning the transportation secretary requesting a road or bridge name. It further sets forth the standards for design and placement of signs denoting the name of the road or bridge.
Section 1. A person, organization or governmental unit who is petitioning the transportation cabinet to name a road segment or bridge shall submit the petition in writing. The petition shall contain at least the following information:
Section 2. If a bridge is on a road segment which has been given a special name, the transportation secretary shall not approve a different name for the bridge. However, the commemorative signs on bridges which are in place on July 13, 1990 shall not be removed.
Section 3. The Department of Highways shall on limited access highways continue to identify the crossroads by highway number. Only when the name of the road has come into significant local use and when there is sufficient space on a sign may the name also be included.
Section 4. In order for the Secretary of Transportation to be convinced of the civic or historical significance of the person or events for which a petitioner wants a road or bridge named, the secretary shall notify each jurisdictional unit of local government of the petition. He shall request a resolution from each unit of government indicating its support or nonsupport for the petition.
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STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 177.074