LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Cedar Creek expansion project is set to help traffic for Bardstown Road travelers, but people in the area are advising against it.
"It's to provide a path to Bardstown Road to Beulah Church Road, to the Snyder, so it'll help relieve some of that congestion," Metro Councilman Jeff Hudson, D-23, said.
Residents like Jennifer Winterton and Doug Allen say it will hurt their little piece of heaven.
Winterton has lived in this area for more than 15 years. Her family tree goes back to that land for decades.
"My parents wanted to turn this into a nature preserve," she said.
It's a quiet piece of property secluded by trees, animals, and her neighbor Doug Allen. She said she's always loved the scenery and quietness, but she's scared she's going to lose that when the new road comes in.
"It's going to take several acres of our property depending on the layout, and it's going to devalue the home too and I question whether or not we will be compensated for that," Allen said.
Since the property is on eminent domain, he is supposed to get paid once the road is complete.
At the center of the controversy is a 200-year-old Kentucky landmark, designated as Hall Place.
Allen currently owns the land and the cabin. Winterton once called the cabin home.
"This part of the house was built in 1875, but around the back is where the original cabin was constructed," she said.
Luckily, when the road goes in, the cabin will not be torn down. It will be about 50-feet from the front porch. Allen and Winterton says that's too close for comfort.
"It's going to cut down trees, and be right next to my property line," Winterton said.
Drivers can expect the road to connect to restaurants, commercial space, single family homes, town homes, and other mixed development.
"It's inevitable that it's going to happen, but that doesn't mean that I have to be happy about it," Allen said.
Winterton showed her emotional attachment to the cabin.
"I hate to see any of this destroyed," she said with tears in her eyes, "I feel like the house cries."
Councilman Hudson says they're in the design phase.
Once the design is approved, over the next year, it will be worked into the budget for the construction to start.
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