Traffic on parts of Three Springs Road is nearing 10,000 cars a day and is expected to triple in the next 25 years as development continues. To handle growth, the state recommends improvements that range in cost from $5.6 million to $8.6 million. But there is no money beyond the $180,000 study in the states six-year road plan for the project. Now that weve gotten a better idea of type of improvements that can be utilized, we are ready to ask for additional funding, said Jeff Moore, branch manager for planning for the Department of Highways in Bowling Green. Design and environmental studies would have to be conducted before any land could be purchased. Getting any funding will depend on availability and what the communitys priorities are, Moore said. The Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce in the fall will vote on its transportation priorities, according to Alex Nottmeier, chairman of the infrastructure subcommittee. I see this project as getting one of the highest priorities and with that priority being included in the states road plan in 2004, he said. Nottmeier said development activity continues on the road his company, Neal Turner Realty, recently sold the old Sumitomo administrative building to a physician for his practice. The most noticeable traffic is near Scottsville Road and Basil Griffin Park, but a significant increase in traffic was found south of the William H. Natcher Parkway, Moore said. In 1995, there were 2,620 cars a day. That jumped to 5,190 during the 13-month study period, pushed up by the residential development nearby. Weve got to consider the nature of roadway. It was designed as one of the farm-to-market roadways a rural collector, Moore said. Think in terms of what Scottsville Road was in 1980 when there was not much development besides right at the interchange and the mall. With what has happened to that whole area, the characteristic of Three Springs has changed from rural to urban. Its the states job to help make that transition safely. One proposal would add a center turning lane, though there would still be potential traffic problems. A second proposal would make the road from Scottsville Road to Flea Land five lanes and three lanes from Flea Land to Natcher Parkway. For the complete report on the project, visit the state transportation cabinets Web site at http://www.kytc.state.ky.us/planning/pl-projects/projects/dist3/ky884_warr/ky884_warr.shtm.