Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 Traffic Impact Report for Nov. 6 Through Nov. 13

The District 3 area serves Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson, Todd and Warren Counties

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (Nov. 6, 2020) – The expected traffic impacts in the District 3 area for Nov. 6 through Nov. 13 are listed below. All work is subject to change.

Interstate 165

A project to upgrade the Interstate 165 interchange with U.S. 231 Morgantown Road at Exit 7 in Bowling Green is expected to begin next week.

The improvements to the interchange are part of the I-65 Spur requirements that upgraded the William H. Natcher Parkway to I-165 William H. Natcher Expressway in 2019.

The current ramps were designed in a cloverleaf formation that serviced the old tollbooth plaza that no longer exist. New ramps will be constructed as a standard diamond interchange with upgraded LED lighting. The old ramps will be removed once construction of the new ramps are complete. The current bridge will remain and no new bridge is being built.

Motorists should expect lane closures and lane shifts that will take place at different times throughout the construction process. The exit and bridge will remain open through the entire construction period.
Allen County

Old Walnut Trail Road – A project to replace the bridge over West Bays Fork has started. The old bridge will remain open during construction of the new bridge.
Logan County

KY 765 (mile point 4 to 4.5) – Road expected to be closed from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.
Monroe County

Capp Harlan Road KY 3144 – Contractors are expected to work on a resurfacing project along KY 3144 from KY 163 Celina Road extending north to the Tompkinsville Bypass KY 163, a distance of 3.93 miles. Flaggers will be present to maintain traffic through the work zone.
Simpson County

KY 621 – A Bridging Kentucky project to replace the KY 621 bridge over Sinking Creek in Simpson County has restarted. The bridge closed on Sept.21 and the closure has been extended to 90 days. A detour using KY 73 and U.S. 31-W is in place.

Warren County

KY 234 – Two projects are underway to widen the shoulder on the both sides of the road by one foot on each side. Slopes will also be improved and the road will be resurfaced when the other improvements are completed. One section is from Hunts Lane to Sherwood Drive. The other section is from Hunts Lane to the Allen County line. Both projects are expected to be completed by the fall of 2021.
KY 234 – Operation Pride will have the eastbound lanes down to one lane Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday for landscaping work in the median from Briteway to I-65. Please slow down in this area.
Additional information is available here http://transportation.ky.gov/