The state Transportation Cabinet is conducting a traffic study near the campus of Western Kentucky University.
The area from the Morgantown Road intersection to the University Blvd intersection is heavily congested, as well as the surrounding roads.
Transportation Cabinet Spokesman Wes Watt says construction is still several years away, but the study will determine if several small projects can improve safety and traffic flow or if major construction is need.
"If we want to widen under the railroad bridge and make U.S. 68 wider, that's going to require a very long closure of that entire intersection," Watt told WKU Public Radio.
That area near the WKU campus has seen several new businesses in recent years and an apartment complex is currently under construction, which will likely increase pedestrian and bicycle traffic.
Transportation officials are asking the WKU community and other stakeholders to take an online survey about the proposed project.
