RESCHEDULED: Alternating Ramp and Lane Closures Scheduled for I-64/I-75 in Fayette County Overnight Sunday to Friday, Oct. 13-18
Expect delays on I-64/I-75 between theNewtown Pike and
Paris Pike exits, 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 11, 2024) – Construction for the I-75 widening project in Lexington will require temporary overnight lane closures on I-64/I-75 from Sunday night, Oct. 13, through Friday morning, Oct. 18. The closures will allow contractors to pave the interstate. This work is rescheduled from its original date of Oct. 9 – Oct. 12.
Beginning at 7 p.m. Sunday, contractors will close alternate lanes on I-64/I-75 in each direction between mile marker 113 and mile marker 115 (Paris Pike and Newtown Pike exits). As work progresses throughout the night, contractors will change which lanes are closed. Work will continue through Thursday night beginning at 7 p.m. each evening. All lanes will reopen by 6 a.m. the following morning.
7 p.m. Sunday, October 13 – 6 a.m. Friday, October 18
- Lane closures of I-64/I-75 in each direction between the Paris Pike and Newtown Pike exits will begin at 7 p.m.
- Lane closures will alternate throughout the night and throughout the week. Short delays are possible.
- All lanes will reopen by 6 a.m. the following morning.
The work is part of the I-75 widening project. When complete in 2026, this project will reduce congestion and improve safety throughout the 2-mile corridor from the Newtown Pike exit to the Paris Pike exit. It is the first of two projects to widen I-64/I-75 to four lanes each direction in Fayette County. Find more information online at DrivingLexingtonProgress.org.
All work/closures are scheduled on a tentative basis, and subject to change depending on weather conditions, emergencies and other factors beyond the control of the Department of Highways.
District 7 includes: Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer, Montgomery, Scott and Woodford Counties
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