Roadwork planned across the region

BOWLING GREEN, Ky.  – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced the following expected traffic impacts in the District 3 area for July 11 through July 16. All work is subject to change.

Interstate 65

A project to rehabilitate and resurface a section of Interstate 65 in Warren County continues with additional lane closures during certain days in both directions between the 13 mile marker and the 28 mile marker. Crews have finished the repairs on the disjointed pavement spots and are moving into the next phase of the project. The project is expected to be finished by the end of the year. Motorists should expect delays and use caution while traveling in this area.

The entire construction zone on I-65 is from the 28 mile marker to the 13 mile marker in both directions. The roadway will remain down to two lanes with additional lane closures taking place on certain nights. The width restriction for both directions have been removed. The construction schedule for the week is listed below. Work is weather dependent and could change.

Sunday (July 11)

Southbound

• I-65 southbound will be down to one lane from the 28 mile marker to the 13 mile marker from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Motorists should use extra caution, watch the road at all times and avoid distracted driving. Slowed and stopped traffic is expected.

Northbound

• I-65 northbound will remain down to two lanes from 13 mile marker to the 28 mile marker from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Motorists should use extra caution, watch the road at all times and avoid distracted driving. Slowed and stopped traffic is expected.

Monday (July 12)

Southbound

• I-65 southbound will be down to one lane from the 28 mile marker to the 13 mile marker from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Motorists should use extra caution, watch the road at all times and avoid distracted driving. Slowed and stopped traffic is expected.

Northbound

• I-65 northbound will remain down to two lanes from 13 mile marker to the 28 mile marker from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Motorists should use extra caution, watch the road at all times and avoid distracted driving. Slowed and stopped traffic is expected.

Tuesday (July 13)

Southbound

• I-65 southbound will be down to one lane from the 28 mile marker to the 13 mile marker from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Motorists should use extra caution, watch the road at all times and avoid distracted driving. Slowed and stopped traffic is expected.

Northbound

• I-65 northbound will remain down to two lanes from 13 mile marker to the 28 mile marker from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Motorists should use extra caution, watch the road at all times and avoid distracted driving. Slowed and stopped traffic is expected.

Wednesday (July 14)

Southbound

• I-65 southbound will remain down to one lane from 28 mile marker to the 13 mile marker from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Motorists should use extra caution, watch the road at all times and avoid distracted driving. Slowed and stopped traffic is expected.

Northbound

• I-65 northbound will remain down to two lanes from 13 mile marker to the 28 mile marker from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Motorists should use extra caution, watch the road at all times and avoid distracted driving. Slowed and stopped traffic is expected.

Thursday (July 15)

Southbound

• I-65 southbound will remain down to one lane from 28 mile marker to the 13 mile marker from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Motorists should use extra caution, watch the road at all times and avoid distracted driving. Slowed and stopped traffic is expected.

Northbound

• I-65 northbound will remain down to two lanes from 13 mile marker to the 28 mile marker from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Motorists should use extra caution, watch the road at all times and avoid distracted driving. Slowed and stopped traffic is expected.

• Crews will be working on a pavement sealing project from mile marker 43 to 54 in both directions during certain nights. Work is being done from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sundaythrough Thursday as weather allows. Motorists should expect lane closures and law enforcement officers as traffic will be reduced to one lane.

Interstate 165

• A project to upgrade the Interstate 165 interchange with U.S. 231 Morgantown Road at Exit 7 in Bowling Green has started. Motorists have been switched to the new ramp to I-165 northbound and I-165 southbound. 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.
• U.S. 231 Exit 33 – A project to upgrade the Interstate 165 interchange with U.S. 231 Beaver Dam Road in Butler County has started. The project will address the ramps, bridge deck and lighting at the interchange. 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. Motorists should expect lane closures and lane shifts that will take place at different times throughout the construction process. The project is expected to be completed in summer of 2022.

Allen County

• Ky. 100 Old Franklin Road from KY 98 to Ky. 1421 – A drainage project to on Ky. 100 from Ky.  98 to Ky. 1421 is ongoing. Flaggers will be in place in different areas along the project.

Barren County

• U.S. 68 Edmonton Road from mile point 15.9 to 16.9 –  A pavement resurfacing project will start on Edmonton Road beginning from Coral Hill Road and extending east to Lecta Salem Road. Motorists should expect flaggers to be present through the work zone.

• Ky. 740 Coral Hill Road from mile point 0.0 to 7.5 – A pavement repair and resurfacing project has started on Coral Hill Road beginning from U.S. 68 and extending north to Ky. 70. Crews will begin with pavement repairs and pipe replacements. The roadway will be resurfaced when the repair portion of the project is finished. Motorists should expect flaggers to be present through the work zone.
• U.S. 68 New Bowling Green Road mile point 5.4  – A bridge deck restoration project will start on New Bowling Green Road at the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Expressway overpass. The bridge will be reduced to one lane. Motorists should expect temporary traffic signals near the bridge. A width restriction of 9.5’ is expected to be in place until mid August.
• KY 249 Roseville Road from mile point 14.9 – A bridge deck restoration project will start on Roseville Road at the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Expressway  overpass. The bridge will be reduced to one lane. Motorists should expect temporary traffic signals near the bridge. A width restriction of 9.5’ is expected to be in place until mid August.
• Ky. 255 Park City- Bon Ayr Road from mile point 7.4 – A bridge deck restoration project will start on Park City- Bon Ayr Road at the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Expressway overpass. The bridge will be reduced to one lane. Motorists should expect temporary traffic signals near the bridge.  A width restriction of 9’ is expected to be in place until mid August.

Butler County

• Ky. 340 from mile point 10.4 – A slide repair project with temporary signals is ongoing. The project is expected to be completed at the end of the week.

Metcalfe County

• Ky. 2399 from mile points 0.0 – 2.1 – A pavement repair and resurfacing project has started on A.H. Boston Road/ Cork Gascon Road beginning from U.S. 68 and extending east to Ky. 80. Crews will begin with pavement repairs and pipe replacements. The roadway will be resurfaced when the repair portion of the project is finished. Motorists should expect flaggers to be present through the work zone.
• Ky. 496 from mile points 3.3 – 6.3 – A pavement repair and resurfacing project is expected to continue Subtle Road beginning from Subtle Garret Creek Road extending north to Phelps Dunham Road. Crews will begin with pavement repairs and pipe replacements. The roadway will be resurfaced when the repair portion of the project is finished.  Motorists should expect flaggers to be present through the work zone.

Monroe County

• Ky. 100 from mile point 28.5 – A slide repair project will temporarily close a section of KY 100 in Monroe County. The road will close near mile point 28.5 from July 12 to Aug. 7. A signed detour using Ky. 90, Ky. 163 and Ky. 3115 will be in place.Motorists should allow extra time to get to their destination.

Simpson County

• Ky. 664 – A project to replace the KY 664 bridge over Sulphur Spring Creek at mile point 4.4 in Simpson County has started. The bridge is closed until the end of July. A signed detour using KY 383, KY 1008, KY 100 and KY 665 will be in place.

• Ky. 100 – A resurfacing project has temporarily closd a section of Ky. 100 in Simpson. Crews will also be working on drainage work and the median. The section of Ky. 100 between Ky. 1008 and U.S. 31-W is closed for about a month to resurface the roadway and median work. A detour using Ky. 1008 and U.S. 31-W will be in place. Motorists should plan on extra travel time if traveling in this area.
• KY 1171 – Crews are expected to begin resurfacing KY 1171 toward the end of the week. Lane closures and flaggers should be expected.

Warren County

• U.S. 231 Scottsville Road from mile point 3 – 6 – A Highway Safety Improvement Project to address multiple intersections on U.S. 231 Scottsville Road in the Alvaton corridor continues. Some intersections will be reconstruction as Restricted Crossing U-Turn (RCUT) intersections. Other intersections will see other improvements. Lane closures and reduced speed limit to 55 mph should be expected. The project is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
• U.S. 68 Glasgow Road from the mile point 20 – 28 – A Highway Safety Improvement Project has started between the I-65 overpass to the Barren County line. There are five spots along with corridor that will have shoulder improvements and slope improvements to improve safety in this section. Lane closures can be expected between 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. in this section. The project is expected to be complete before the end of the year.
• KY 234 – Slope work and shoulder widening from Hunts Lane to the Allen County line continues. Lane closures are expected. Please slow down and use caution. This project is expected to be completed later this summer.
• U.S. 231 Scottsville Road – Work on a project to improve the U.S. 231 Scottsville corridor between the Greenwood Mall entrance at Bryant Way and Ky. 884 Three Springs Roadis expected to continue.  Lane closures from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. are possible in this section. Motorists should expect lane closures on U.S. 231 Scottsville Road from the Greenwood Mall entrance to Cave Mill Road. The project will add turn lanes on Cave Mill Road and on Scottsville Road to Cave Mill Road. The entire project is expected to be completed later this summer.

• U.S. 68X Russellville Road – A railroad project by CSX will temporarily close U.S. 68 Russellville Road at the railroad underpass near the campus of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green during evening hours in. The road is expected to close July 6,7,8,12,13 and 14 from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. The work schedule is subject to change.
• Ky. 240 from the mile point 6.2 -CSX Railroad is expected to close the railroad crossing on or around July 14or 15. The closure is supposed to take place overnight and the crossing be open during the day. The work schedule is subject to change.
• Ky. 884 from mile point 0.9 – CSX Railroad is expected to close the railroad crossing on or around July 15 or 16. The closure is supposed to take place overnight and the crossing be open during the day. The work schedule is subject to change.
• Ky. 242 from mile point 4.2 – CSX Railroad is expected to close the railroad crossing on or around July 8. The closure is supposed to take place. overnight and the crossing be open during the day. The work schedule is subject to change.

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