Back Row: (left to right) Amber Roberts, Gina Boaz, and Jennifer Wedding.

Front Row: Keith Harpole.

The Green River Area Development District (GRADD) is involved in numerous initiatives – one being Transportation Planning.  The physical environmental and social well being of our community is influenced by the area’s transportation system – the highway, air, water, transit, and rail networks.

Transportation planning involves assessing the community’s goals and needs in creating an efficient transportation network for the movement of people and goods.  The major goal of the transportation planning process is to prepare both long-range and short-range plans for the area and to provide an ongoing program of technical assistance to the cities and counties.

GRADD serves as the staff for metropolitan planning organization for Owensboro-Daviess County.  Keith Harpole, Associate Director for Transportation Planning, is the MPO Director.

GRADD provides program technical assistance to the Owensboro Transit System. Contact Jennifer Wedding, Transportation Planner, for more information.

Regional transportation planning and a comprehensive highway safety program are also services provided by GRADD.  Gina Boaz, Regional Transportation Planner, is the contact person.

Other Transportation Links

GRADD Six-Year Highway

Blues to Bluegrass Scenic Byway           Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

Federal Highway

Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport 

2004 Owensboro Crash Report                2005 Owensboro Crash Report