Kentucky Trail Project Latest Design Assistance Program Success

The Brighton Trail project submitted through NRMCA's Design Assistance Program (DAP) for the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government is a great example of full-loop promotion, reports NRMCA Director, Pavement Structures Amanda Hult. The project began when the Kentucky Ready-Mixed Concrete Association (KRMCA) was approached by a Lexington engineer for assistance in designing a trail along an old railroad route.  KRMCA has worked with the city and some of its consulting firms for numerous other trails, including the pervious concrete portion of the Legacy Trail, and the conventional concrete portion of the Legacy Trail at the Kentucky Horse Park.

The two-mile long, 12-foot wide Broughton Trail runs under Interstate 75 and continues through a residential and commercial neighborhood. Not only did the NRMCA team provide the design, but KRMCA staff supported the city throughout the various phases of the project from vision to design to construction, Hult said. KRMCA’s Director of Engineering John McChord, PE, provided additional design and engineering assistance and a KRMCA contractor member, Bluegrass Contracting, also provided the city with concrete construction-related information. Another plus: a KRMCA member contractor, Fox Enterprises, was the subcontractor for the concrete (placed with a paving machine) and the majority of the concrete was supplied by KRMCA and NRMCA Producer member Irving Materials Inc.

"If a promoter is working to get concrete on a trailway, I recommend utilizing a trail study from Missouri by Steve Saita of the Columbia, MO, Parks and Recreation," said Brett Ruffing, Kentucky Ready-Mixed Concrete Association.

"Full-Loop Promotion, in this case NRMCA, KRMCA, the concrete contractor and concrete producer all came together to make this project a success," said Hult and McChord.