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Turn lane project on U.S. 62 may cause delays

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Drivers should expect some delays as a turning lane project along U.S. 62 gets under way this week.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says the work zone will extend from the Eastview/Wonderland Cavern Road area through the Stephensburg community to just east of the KY-222 intersection where the divided section of U.S. 62 begins.

Alternating one-way traffic will be controlled at various locations in the work zone by temporary signal. The most impacted areas along U.S. 62 will be at Joy K Lynn Street, English Oak Drive, Zeus Street, and KY-222. Morning and afternoon peak school traffic will also amplify delays around Lakewood Elementary School and West Hardin Middle School.

The expected completion date for construction is November 15. Drivers should slow down and pay close attention to work zone signs as they approach both ends of the work zone.

Warm Blessings hosting Crafting for a Cause on September 23

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Warm Blessings Community Kitchen is gearing up for their new event: Crafting for a Cause.

“The Crafting for a Cause is on September 23, and it’s at Bluegrass Middle School,” said Warm Blessings Board Member Neil Gibbs. “The address is 170 W A Jenkins Road in Elizabethtown, and it’s from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.”

The event will feature vendors, handmade items, raffle prizes, food trucks, and more. All are welcome to attend, with the cost of admission being a non-perishable food item.

The event supports Warm Blessings’s mission of supporting those in need, a mission Gibbs says is growing.

“What we have done recently is expanded our program,” Gibbs said. “We’ve got senior meals expansion in Radcliff. We created a mobile meals program, which currently delivers over 90 meals weekly in Radcliff, and a Blessing Bag program.”

The need for support has grown too, as Gibbs says the number of meals served by Warm Blessings has grown from about 14,000 in 2021 to about 60,000 in 2023. The organization is primarily supported by donations, and the door is open to anybody in need.

“We don’t turn anybody away,” Gibbs said. “We don’t ask a whole lot of information, so if you need anything just come down and we’ll take care of you.”

To learn more about Warm Blessings, Crafting for a Cause, or how to become a vendor at the event, call 270-735-7643 or find Warm Blessings Community Kitchen on Facebook.

Motorcycle riders hosting veterans support ride on September 16

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John Barnes goes by the road name “Geezer.” He and his fellow riders decided to form the group 22 Too Many out of a simple concern.

“We’re just a group of guys that are gathered together to ride motorcycles, and we decided to finally do something for somebody else instead of just riding, and most of us are veterans and we all know a veteran that is part of the statistic of the 22 soldiers we lose every day to suicide,” Barnes said.

22 Too Many will be hosting a veterans support ride on Saturday, September 16.

“We’re going to start at the Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Veterans Memorial Wall,” Barnes said. “We’re going to ride through Red River Gorge and then back to Elizabethtown, and meet up at Deez Butts BBQ.”

Barnes says 100 percent of donations raised for the ride will be donated to a veterans organization, and all are welcome to come out for the ride.

“We’re just trying to invite everybody out,” Barnes said. “It makes no difference whether you ride a motorcycle, drive a classic car, or you’re riding in a minivan. We’re just looking for people to come out, give us a little bit of support, and ride with us. Enjoy the ride.”

Registration on September 16 opens at the Veterans Memorial Wall at the Elizabethtown Nature Park at 8 a.m., with kickstands up by 9:30. For more information, email Barnes at 19jbarn67@gmail.com.

Glendale Mobility Study survey closes Friday

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The deadline to respond to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s recent survey regarding additional roadway options to accommodate the increased traffic expected in Glendale is Friday, September 8.

More options were put up for review based on new information the KYTC received as they continue to prepare for development stemming from the opening of the Blue Oval SK plant.

“One is the Northwest Bypass portion that was previously labeled as unfeasible is now on the table as a possibility and a path that could be used for a bypass around Glendale,” said KYTC District Four Public Information Officer Chris Jessie. “We also have an A plus B kind of scenario where it combines the Northwest and Northeast bypass options into one continuous bypass around Glendale on the north side of KY-222.”

Jessie said the KYTC cannot predict the future of just how much development Blue Oval SK will spark, but information collected during the survey will help with planning.

“There are so many moving parts to that whole scenario,” Jessie said. “It is difficult to forecast, but that’s what the study is about. It’s about doing the best homework we can, getting the best data we can.”

Jessie also stressed that the results of the survey are not a final decision.

“The study is ultimately not a decision of what’s going to happen,” Jessie said. “It’s prioritizing and showing what the public has given us feedback about. It’s a study, it’s just what it says, and those study results will give us recommendations for how to move forward.”

All are welcome to complete the survey, which is open until September 8, and can be found at www.glendalestudy.com.