The project consists of relocating Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River and roadbeds for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and U.S. Route 23 through an open cut so that they bypass Pikeville, Kentucky. Material excavated from the open cut to be used to create developable land. The abandoned railroad right of way through the center of town to be used for a necessary intracity public street. The proposed joint agency action is for the specific purpose of improving the economic, social, civic and environmental situation now existent within the Pikeville community. Completion of the project would nearly eliminate the probability of flooding the town, reduce noise of trains and trucks and the attendant dust, dirt and inconvenience within Pikeville, eliminate eight dangerous grade crossings, reduce present local and through traffic congestion, effect the separation of the present combined storm-sanitary sewer system and provide much needed developable land in the heart of the city. Although the present water quality is poor and little used for recreational activities except fishing, a 3.5 mile reach of the river will be eliminated and replaced by a 3,700 foot long channel designed for efficient flow. A resultant 35 acre impoundment lake could, however, be managed as a fishery and thus offset the recreational loss.


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    Title :

    Pikeville, Kentucky Multi-Agency Open-Cut Project, Including Highway, Railroad, and River Relocation. Project APD 127(39); APD 506(15)


    Publication date :

    1973


    Size :

    102 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English