Partial Nightly Closures Scheduled for Inbound Leestown Road Wednesday and Thursday
Expect overnight delays around Leestown Road beginning tonight
LEXINGTON, Ky. (July 30, 2025) – Construction for the New Circle Road (KY 4) Widening project in Lexington will require a temporary road closure of inbound Leestown Road (U.S. 421) going south. The closures will allow for pier column construction.
Beginning tonight, Wednesday, July 30 at 10 p.m., contractors will close inbound (southbound) lanes of Leestown Road under the New Circle Road Bridge. The outbound lanes of Leestown Road will remain open on the other side of the overpass (northbound). The closed lanes will reopen by 5 a.m. the morning of Thursday, July 31. The closure will repeat beginning at 10 p.m. on Thursday, reopening by 5 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 1.
For alternate routes, drivers can use the KY 4 westbound outer loop (New Circle Road) to KY 1681 southbound (Old Frankfort Pike) to KY 4 eastbound inner loop (New Circle Road) to US 421 (Leestown Road).
Wednesday, July 30, and Thursday, July 31, weather permitting:
- At 10 p.m., southbound Leestown Road inbound to Lexington will be closed under the New Circle Road bridge.
- The northbound lanes of Leestown Road outbound from Lexington will remain open on the other side of the New Circle Road bridge.
- While Leestown Road is closed, drivers can use the KY 4 westbound outer loop (New Circle Road) to KY 1681 southbound (Old Frankfort Pike) to KY 4 eastbound inner loop (New Circle Road) to US 421 (Leestown Road).
- All lanes will reopen by 5 a.m. the next morning.
- Delays are possible; please plan accordingly.
The work is part of the New Circle Road widening project. When complete in 2027, the project will increase the capacity and operation of New Circle Road and the Leestown Interchange, improving safety and travel times in this rapidly-growing area of Lexington. 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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