BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (Sept.10, 2021) – The expected traffic impacts in the District 3 area for September 10 through September 17 are listed below. All work is subject to change.
Interstate 65
A project to rehabilitate and resurface a section of Interstate 65 in Warren County continues, but is winding down to its final days. Crews are focusing on paving the ramps at Exit 22 and there will be several nights some of the ramps will be closed. Some of the traffic control between the 13 mile marker and 28 mile marker in both directions is being taken down as needed.
Saturday (September 11)
Southbound
- I-65 southbound will remain down to two lanes from the 28 mile marker to the 13 mile marker. 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. Motorists should use extra caution, watch the road at all times and avoid distracted driving. Slowed and stopped traffic is expected.
Sunday (September 12)
Southbound
- I-65 southbound will remain down to two lanes from the 28 mile marker to the 13 mile marker. 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. Motorists should use extra caution, watch the road at all times and avoid distracted driving. Slowed and stopped traffic is expected.
- EXIT 22 southbound on ramp to I-65 will be closed from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. for paving operations. Please seek alternate route.
Monday (September 13)
Southbound
- I-65 southbound will remain down to two lanes from the 28 mile marker to the 13 mile marker. 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. Motorists should use extra caution, watch the road at all times and avoid distracted driving. Slowed and stopped traffic is expected.
- EXIT 22 northbound off ramp to U.S. 231 will be closed from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. for paving operations. The on ramp to I-65 southbound will also be closed. Please seek alternate route.
Tuesday (September 14)
Southbound
- I-65 southbound will remain down to two lanes from the 28 mile marker to the 13 mile marker. 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. Motorists should use extra caution, watch the road at all times and avoid distracted driving. Slowed and stopped traffic is expected.
- EXIT 22 northbound off ramp to U.S. 231 will be closed from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. for paving operations.
Wednesday (September 15)
Southbound
- I-65 southbound will remain down to two lanes from the 28 mile marker to the 13 mile marker. 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. Motorists should use extra caution, watch the road at all times and avoid distracted driving. Slowed and stopped traffic is expected.
Thursday (September 16)
Southbound
- I-65 southbound will remain down to two lanes from the 28 mile marker to the 13 mile marker. 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. Motorists should use extra caution, watch the road at all times and avoid distracted driving. Slowed and stopped traffic is expected.
Friday (September 17)
Southbound
- I-65 southbound will remain down to two lanes from the 28 mile marker to the 13 mile marker. 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. Motorists should use extra caution, watch the road at all times and avoid distracted driving. Slowed and stopped traffic is expected.
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 Expressway 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 Expressway 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 West (mile points 0.0 – 8.8) – A Highway Safety Improvement Project is expected to continue. The project includes pavement rehabilitation, resurfacing, improvements to drainage structures, shoulders and ditches. The project is expected to be completed by the end of September.
- Max Roark Road (Allen County Road mile point 0.005) – A bridge replacement project has started over Puncheon Creek. The old bridge has been closed since January 2020. A new structure is being built. The project is expected to be completed in late November.
- KY 1421 (mile points 0.0 to 3.4) – A project to replace culverts along these route as well as resurface the roadway is expected to start this week. Motorists should expect flaggers along the route. The project is expected to be completed in late November.
- KY 2160 (mile points 5 to 7) – A project to replace culverts along these route as well as resurface the roadway continues. Motorists should expect flaggers along the route. The project is expected to be completed in late November.
Barren County
- KY 63 Tompkinsville Road (mile points 6.3 – 13.2) – A safety enhancement project has started on Tompkinsville Road from Happy Hollow Road then extending north to the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Expressway overpass. This project will improve roadside features, extend roadway culverts and realign the reverse curves between Fox Trail and the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Expressway. The section between Fox Trail and the Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Expressway is closed to through traffic.
A signed detour is in place along Siloam Road, KY 90, and Lenna Drive. This closure is expected to remain in place until mid November. In addition to the closure, work is expected to begin on another culvert extension (mile point 9.6) just south of Morrison Park Road. Work on this culvert will require a lane closure to remain in place for approximately two weeks. During the work on the culvert a single lane for traffic will be maintained by a temporary signal.
- KY 740 Coral Hill Road (mile points 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.
- KY 314 Center Road (mile points 0.0 – 2.3) – A resurfacing project continues on KY 314 Center Road beginning from KY 70 and extending north to the Metcalfe County line. Motorists should expect flaggers to be present through the work zone.
- KY 1318 Tobacco Road (mile points 6.4 – 7.8) – A resurfacing project is expected to begin on KY 1318 Tobacco Road beginning from Matthews Mill Road and extending east to Oil Well Road. Motorists should expect flaggers to be present through the work zone.
Butler County
- KY 3182 (from KY 79 to U.S. 231) – Motorists should expect lane closures along the route for resurfacing.
Edmonson County
- KY 728 Nolin Dam Road (mile point 3.3) – A slide repair project continues on Nolin Dam Road east of Math Minton Road. Once the slide repairs have been made, crews will repair the damaged asphalt pavement. Motorists should expect shoulder closures and occasional flagging as equipment work near the traveled way.
- KY 238 Sunfish Bee Spring Road (mile point 9.3 and 9.9) – A slide repair project has temporarily closed a section of KY 238. The work has progressed to the second slide repair location and the closure will now be west of W. Vincent Road (9.9). The repair area east of Duvall Cemetery Road (9.3) will be open to local traffic only. The road will remain closed until mid October. A signed detour using KY259, KY 70, and KY 187 will be in place. Motorists should allow extra time to get to their destination.
Monroe County
- KY 63 (mile points 9 to 11.5) – Crews will be working on a resurfacing project. Motorists should expect lane closures and flaggers. Completion is expected by the middle of November.
Warren County
- U.S. 231 Scottsville Road (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 (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 by the end of September.
- 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 Road is expected to continue. The paving on the mainline is complete. Striping still needs to be finished and some paving on approaches need to be finished. Lane closures should be expected during nighttime hours. Motorists can expect traffic delays and heavy congestion while the project is going on. The project is winding down and is expected to be completed in the coming days.
- KY 1435 (mile point 9.5) – A project to replace a bridge on KY 1435 Barren River Road in Warren County has started. The project has closed the road at the bridge over Gasper River at mile point 9.5 .The bridge is expected to reopen in mid-September. Motorists should seek alternate route.
