Week Ahead: Pothole patching on I-265

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Feb. 1 update – Due to weather concerns, the pothole repairs planned for Wednesday, Feb. 2 will be rescheduled to a future date. 

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Work will get underway this week to repair potholes on Interstate 265 (Gene Snyder Freeway). A contractor for the I-Move Kentucky project will complete the work Tuesday and Wednesday.

Beginning at 3 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, the right lane of traffic will be closed on northbound I-265 between U.S. 60 (Shelbyville Road / Exit 27) and Old Henry Road (Exit 29). This lane closure will be in effect until 3 p.m. Pothole repairs and a right lane closure will continue from 3 a.m. – 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2 on southbound I-265 in the same area.

Drivers may encounter traffic delays during this time. Work schedules may be adjusted due to weather or other unforeseen delays. Drivers should be cautious when traveling through active construction areas. Signage and flaggers will be in place to alert drivers of lane closures and construction zones.

 

I-Move Traffic Alert: I-64 ramp closure Wednesday night; More guardrail work Thursday

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Work for the I-Move Kentucky project will require a temporary ramp closure tonight at a major interchange. Beginning at 9 p.m. tonight, Jan. 26, the ramp from eastbound Interstate 64 to northbound Interstate 265 (Gene Snyder Freeway) will be closed to traffic. The right lane of I-265 North will also be blocked at I-64.

The closure is expected to last about an hour. It is necessary to allow the contractor to move paving equipment that is currently inside the cloverleaf interchange. Drivers may experience delays and are encouraged to plan an alternate route if necessary.

Guardrail repairs along I-265 will continue Thursday, Jan. 27. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, construction workers will intermittently close the right lane of I-265 North between KY 155 (Taylorsville Road / Exit 23) and Old Henry Road (Exit 29). The guardrail repairs will take place at various locations in this six-mile section of I-265. Drivers may encounter traffic delays during this time.

Work schedules may be adjusted due to weather or other unforeseen delays. Drivers should be cautious when traveling through active construction areas. Signage and flaggers will be in place to alert drivers of lane closures and construction zones.

I-Move Traffic Alert: Guardrail repairs planned along I-265

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Work continues on the I-Move Kentucky project, with crews scheduled to make guardrail repairs along Interstate 265 (Gene Snyder Freeway). The repairs will require rolling lane closures throughout the day Tuesday, Jan. 25.

From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, construction workers will intermittently close the right lane of both northbound and southbound I-265 between KY 155 (Taylorsville Road / Exit 23) and U.S. 60 (Shelbyville Road / Exit 27). The guardrail repairs will take place at various locations in this section of I-265. Drivers may encounter traffic delays during this time.

Work schedules may be adjusted due to weather or other unforeseen delays. Drivers should be cautious when traveling through active construction areas. Signage and flaggers will be in place to alert drivers of lane closures and construction zones.

I-Move Traffic Alert: Pothole repairs along I-265 South

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The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet continues to make progress on the I-Move Kentucky project as crews work along several areas of I-71, I-64 and I-265. Emergency work to patch potholes on Interstate 265 South (Gene Snyder Freeway) will require lane closures this afternoon.

The repairs will take place today, Jan. 18, from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., in the southbound lanes of I-265 between Old Henry Road (Exit 29) and I-64. During this time drivers can expect rolling lane closures and possible traffic delays.

Work schedules may be adjusted due to weather or other unforeseen delays. Drivers should be cautious when traveling through active construction areas. Signage and flaggers will be in place to alert drivers of lane closures and construction zones.

Lane closures planned on Shelbyville Road at I-265 overpass

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Bridge construction along Interstate 265 (Gene Snyder Freeway) over US 60 / Shelbyville Road will affect traffic tonight, Jan. 4. The work is part of the I-Move KY project.

 From 9 p.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, traffic on Shelbyville Road will be reduced to one lane in each direction at the I-265 overpass. The lane closures will allow construction workers to remove bridge forms used during a recent deck pour for the wider I-265 bridges.

Motorists on Shelbyville Road may experience delays and should use caution when driving through active construction areas. Left turn lanes from Shelbyville Road to I-265 may be shifted throughout the night.

Work schedules may be adjusted due to weather or other unforeseen delays.