Two cars driving the Texas Turnaround’s loop-shaped ramp emerge from under the interstate and prepare to take the entrance ramp near Pike Street. Photo provided | The City of Covington

The City of Covington and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet released crash statistics for the redesigned 4th Street entrance ramp onto northbound I-71/I-75 on Tuesday. The ramp redesign began service in December 2022, and crash figures collected by Kentucky State Police and analyzed by the transportation cabinet showed an overall downward trend in crashes.

The cabinet’s analysis assessed northbound I-71/75 traffic between Eighth Street and the Kentucky-Ohio state line. It yielded the following results:

DatesCrashes and Injuries
Dec. 6, 2020-Dec. 6, 202137 crashes and 3 injuries
Dec. 6, 2021-Dec. 6, 202236 crashes and 3 injuries
Dec. 6, 2022-Dec. 6 202321 crashes and 2 injuries
Crash data for the 4th Street entrance ramp between December 2020 and December 2023. Data provided | Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Table by Nathan Granger

“With safety as our driving force, the Texas Turnaround was an innovative engineering solution that has proven to be effective in both increasing safety and reducing traffic congestion along a high-traffic corridor,” said Bob Yeager, Chief District Engineer of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 6. “We are grateful for the collaboration and support from our great neighbors at the City of Covington to get the project done.”

Read the city’s full announcement here.

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