The CVADD contracts with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s Division of Planning to provide assistance with implementation of the statewide transportation planning process and the statewide highway safety initiative program. The statewide transportation planning process focuses on an extensive public involvement program designed to identify, evaluate, and prioritize transportation needs for possible future implementation. The primary purpose of the Kentucky Highway Safety Initiative Program is to organize and facilitate a cooperative regional effort to reduce highway crashes and fatalities in Kentucky. The CVADD Regional Transportation Committee, which is comprised of a diverse group of interests that impact or are impacted by the transportation system, provides input into the regional and statewide transportation planning process and the statewide highway safety initiative by meeting regularly to discuss and address the District’s transportation issues.

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet provides 90 percent of the funds for this program and the CVADD supplies the balance from local funds.