# Lexington transportation leaders adopt $1.5M planning budget  
**Published:** 2026-04-29T16:00:00.000Z  
**Source:** [LFUCG Meeting Archive](https://d5zdwvvixs2xw.cloudfront.net/meeting/6760)  
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NICHOLASVILLE — The Lexington Area Metropolitan Planning Organization's Transportation Policy Committee approved a [Fiscal Year 2027 Unified Planning Work Program](https://lexareampo.org/studiesplans/unified-planning-work-program-upwp/) during a meeting Tuesday, establishing the operating budget for regional transportation planning activities across Fayette and Jessamine counties.

The program allocates just under $1.5 million for basic planning tasks, with additional funding carried over for two ongoing studies. The UPWP describes the transportation planning activities, tasks, timelines, and products that will be developed or completed for Fayette and Jessamine Counties during a one year period beginning July 1 and ending June 30 of the following year.

The Transportation Policy Committee (TPC) is LAMPO's decision-making board that decides how funds are spent and guides action related to transportation in our area. The work program encompasses six work elements ranging from transportation system data monitoring to program administration.

Among the priorities for the coming year are adopting a new transportation improvement program, setting performance targets for pavement and bridge conditions, and updating the region's congestion management process. Nineteen road projects for Fayette County alone are listed with high-dollar budgets, totaling nearly $155.4 million in state and federally funded road work for roads like New Circle, Citation Boulevard, areas like Winchester Road, Georgetown Road, and more.

The committee also discussed the Winchester Road Corridor study, which officially began in March and is expected to be completed by June 2027. The Winchester Road Corridor Study created a vision for transportation improvements and future redevelopment opportunities along a 9-mile corridor. The consultant on the project, WSP, will receive approximately 80 percent of its funding in the upcoming fiscal year.

Additionally, the committee heard discussion on a proposed amendment to the current Transportation Improvement Program regarding right-of-way acquisition for Winchester Road and Polo Club Boulevard widening and reconstruction projects, submitted by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's District 7 office.

The committee held a public hearing during the meeting with no formal comments submitted. The work program now moves forward as the operating plan for the MPO's planning activities through June 2027.

## Sources

- [LFUCG Meeting Archive](https://d5zdwvvixs2xw.cloudfront.net/meeting/6760)
- [Lexington Area MPO - Unified Planning Work Program](https://lexareampo.org/studiesplans/unified-planning-work-program-upwp/)
- [Spectrum News 1 - Kentucky Transportation Budget](https://spectrumnews1.com/ky/louisville/news/2026/04/10/state-transportation-budget-awaits-approval)

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