Regional Transportation Committee
The Gateway Regional Transportation Committee (RTC) serves as the primary forum for regional collaboration and coordination on transportation planning matters across the five-county Gateway Area Development District. The RTC consults with local officials, solicits stakeholder and public input, develops regional transportation goals and strategic direction, identifies and evaluates transportation needs, and provides timely updates on projects, funding opportunities, and statewide initiatives such as SHIFT and the Six-Year Highway Plan. The Committee also addresses emerging transportation issues affecting safety, mobility, freight movement, economic development, and multimodal connectivity within the region. Voting membership includes the County Judge-Executives and Mayors from each county and city in the district, ensuring strong local representation and leadership. The RTC meets quarterly, with meetings open to the public, to foster transparency, collaboration, and informed decision-making in the regional transportation planning process.
Safer Streets for All - Safety Action Plans
Safety Action Plans
The Gateway Area Development District (GADD) and Buffalo Trace Area Development District (BTADD), in partnership with local governments, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, and regional stakeholders, have completed regional Safety Action Plans through the United States Department of Transportation Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Program.
These plans provide a comprehensive, data-driven framework for improving roadway safety across the regions by identifying high-risk roadways, analyzing crash trends, conducting Road Safety Assessments, and recommending practical safety improvements and policy strategies aimed at reducing roadway fatalities and serious injuries.
The Safety Action Plans focus primarily on locally maintained roadways and emphasize systemic, low-cost safety improvements that can be implemented incrementally over time. Recommendations include roadway striping, signage improvements, shoulder enhancements, roadside hazard mitigation, intersection safety improvements, and policy recommendations to strengthen long-term transportation safety planning.
The plans were developed using crash data analysis, GIS mapping, field data collection, stakeholder coordination, and public engagement efforts. Regional Transportation Committees and local partners played an important role in guiding the planning process and identifying local transportation safety priorities.
Through these efforts, GADD and BTADD are working toward a Vision Zero approach with the long-term goal of eliminating roadway fatalities and serious injuries while improving mobility and safety for all roadway users throughout the region.
The completed Safety Action Plans will serve as strategic planning tools to support future transportation investments, project development, and applications for state and federal roadway safety funding opportunities.
Public Involvement Plan
The Gateway Area Development District’s Public Involvement Plan (PIP) outlines how GADD engages residents, local officials, agencies, and stakeholders in the transportation planning process for Bath, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, and Rowan Counties. Through the Regional Transportation Committee (RTC), public meetings, local outreach efforts, coordination with fiscal courts and city councils, website updates, media notices, and targeted engagement of underserved populations, GADD ensures that transportation priorities reflect community needs while complying with state and federal requirements. The PIP emphasizes transparency, early and continuous public input, Title VI compliance, and inclusive participation to support safe, efficient, multimodal transportation systems that enhance economic development, environmental stewardship, and overall quality of life across the region
Regional Transportation Asset Inventory
The Regional Transportation Asset Inventory (RTAI) provides a comprehensive inventory of key transportation assets throughout the Gateway ADD region, including roadway networks, bridges, freight facilities, transit infrastructure, and other multimodal resources. The document serves as a foundational planning tool to support data-driven decision-making, project prioritization, infrastructure maintenance planning, and coordination with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and local governments. By cataloging existing transportation assets and identifying regional infrastructure characteristics, the RTAI strengthens long-term planning efforts and supports strategic investment in safe, efficient, and economically vital transportation systems.
Socioeconomic Profiles
Gateway Area Development District prepares regional socioeconomic profile maps to better understand population characteristics and support equitable planning decisions across Bath, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, and Rowan Counties. These profiles include mapped data showing the percentage of residents age 65 and older, minority populations, Hispanic populations, individuals with disabilities, individuals living in poverty, and those who speak English less than “very well.” The maps help identify areas where targeted outreach, infrastructure investment, transportation planning, and community development efforts may be most needed, while supporting Title VI compliance and data-driven decision-making throughout the region.
SHIFT 2026
SHIFT is the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s data-driven process used to evaluate and prioritize major transportation capital projects across the Commonwealth. Through a structured scoring system based on seven key attributes—safety, congestion, asset management, economic growth, benefit/cost, resiliency, and non-motorized mobility—projects are objectively reviewed at both the statewide and local levels. Area Development Districts, Metropolitan Planning Organizations, and KYTC District Offices play a critical role by sponsoring projects and applying local “boosts” to reflect regional priorities. The final prioritized list informs the Governor’s Recommended State Highway Plan and ultimately the Enacted Highway Plan adopted by the General Assembly, ensuring limited transportation dollars are invested strategically and transparently.
RTC Members
Judge-Executive Forrest McKenzie
Mayor Gary Hunt
Mayor Dorothy Clemons
Mayor Gregg Whitt
Judge-Executive Hector Alcala
Mayor Stacy Smallwood
Judge-Executive Chris Haddix
Mayor Al Botts
Mayor Clayton Neal
Mayor Steve Barnes
Judge-Executive Jim Gazay
Mayor Kyle Risner
Judge-Executive Harry Clark
Mayor Laura White-Brown
Mayor Don Lamb
Advisory Members
- Nathan Boston, Mount Sterling Planning & Zoning
- Art Walker, Walker Construction
- Lisa Hill, Mount Sterling - Montgomery County Airport
- Jerry Mays, West Liberty Airport
- Bruce Mattingly, Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A. Thomas Regional Airport
- Jason Slone, MMRC EDC Director
- Shane Tucker, KYTC Highway District 7
- Rob Sprague, KYTC Highway District 7
- Casey Smith, KYTC Highway District 7
- Blake Jones, KYTC Highway District 9
- Darrin Eldridge, KYTC Highway District 9
- Vicki Griggs, KYTC Highway District 9
- Darren Back, KYTC Highway District 10
- Corbett Caudill, KYTC Highway District 10
- Aric Skaggs, KYTC Highway District 10