RELEASE: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 Traffic Impact Report for Oct. 19 through Oct. 24

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

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (Oct. 19, 2025) – The expected traffic impacts in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 area for Oct. 19 through Oct. 24 are listed below. All work is subject to change.

Interstate 165

A project to completely restore and preserve the I-165 bridges over the Green River (mile point 32.6) in Butler County continues. Motorists have switched onto the new traffic pattern. The northbound motorists have been switched to the southbound side. The speed limit has been lowered to 55 mph. Motorists should use caution. The project is expected to last until fall of 2026.
Highway Safety Improvement Project (HSIP) at Interstate 165 Exit 7 U.S. 231 Morgantown Road in Bowling Green continues. The project will retrofit the current interchange to convert it to a Double Crossover Diamond (DCD) Interchange. The construction process is entering its final stages. There could be additional lane switches through the rest of the process. Motorists should use caution.

Allen County

KY 98 (mile point 9-10) – Traffic has been switched onto the new alignment. The project is not complete. Crews will still be working in the area.

Barren County

KY 839 (mile point 0.0 to 6.7) – Paving is expected in this section of roadway from the Monroe County line to KY 90. Motorists should expect lane closures.

KY 2131 (mile point 0.0 to 2.2) – Paving is expected in this section of roadway. Motorists should expect lane closures.

U.S. 31-EX (mile point 0.0 to 1.4) – Paving is complete. Some finishing work remains. Motorists should expect lane closures.

KY 90 (mile point 0.2 to 8.8) – A project to enhance safety and efficiency along a 9-mile section of the KY 90 Happy Valley Road corridor in Barren County has started. The limits of the project are between Sanders Street (mile point 0.2) and U.S. 68 Veterans

Outer Loop (mile point 8.5).

The project adds alternating passing lanes and new turn lanes at different points along the corridor. Drainage improvement work, guardrail work, shoulder improvements, passing lane extensions and vegetation trimming are also included in spots along the route.

Edmonson County

KY 1075 (from KY 185 to KY 187) – Paving is expected this week. Motorists should expect lane closures.

KY 2336 (from KY 728 to Silas Hunt Road) – Paving is expected this week. Motorists should expect lane closures.
Logan County

KY 722 (mile point 1.7 to 7.0) – A project to mill and resurface the roadway should be expected. Motorists should expect lane closures and delays.

Metcalfe County

KY 533 – (mile point 0.0 to 4.7) – Paving is complete, but some finishing work remains. Motorists should expect lane closures.

Warren County

KY 234 – A project to extend the turn lanes on KY 234 at the intersection with KY 880 is mostly complete. There is still come finishing work left to do.

U.S. 31-W (mile points 20.9 to 22.5) – The next phase of U.S. 31-W widening in northern Warren County continues. The project widens U.S. 31-W from U.S. 68 to Mizpah Road. Traffic has been switched onto the new section of road, but it is two-one traffic for now. There is one travel lane in each direction. Crews will begin working on the other side of the road.

KY 185 – Two improvement projects on KY 185 have started. The bulk of the work is being done away from the current roadway with little traffic impact. The realignment section of KY 185 will create a new road to the east of the current KY 185, starting near Runner Road and tying back into the current KY 185 just south of KY 1320 (Penns Chapel Road). The HSIP section of the project is from KY 1320 to near Jack Simmons Road, 1.26 miles in length. Drainage improvements and ditching will be a part of this project.

KY 2265 Glenn Lilly Road (Mile points 0.0 to 5.4) – Paving is expected to start this week. Lane closures and delays should be expected from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.

U.S. 68 (mile point 17.3 to 20.2) – A resurfacing project from near Advantage Road to Church Street is expected to begin. Motorists should expect lane closures and delays between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.

U.S. 68 (mile point 22.7 to 22.7) – A resurfacing project from KY 101 to the Barren County line is expected to begin. Motorists should expect lane closures and delays between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.