Update – Roadway Improvements Progressing On I-75 in Madison County
Pavement work shifts to northern section, mile markers 92-98, after Labor Day
LEXINGTON, Ky. (August 28, 2025) – Work is progressing on the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s $13.5 million Interstate 75 safety and pavement improvement project in Madison County, with construction now shifting from the southern section to the northern section of the project.
Contractors remain restricted to only single-lane closures during daytime hours to alleviate traffic impacts on area travelers. While one lane has remained closed during construction for safety reasons, crews have worked extended hours and at night, when possible, to reduce further traffic impacts.
Contractors also have used enhanced signage, adjusted merge areas, and taken steps to improve work zone traffic flow – including breaking the 12-mile project into two 6-mile sections.
Motorists should watch for the following traffic impacts now through the project’s late-October completion:
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For the Labor Day holiday – 6 a.m. Friday, Aug. 29, until 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2 – barrels will be moved back and there will be no lane closures throughout the project.
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After the holiday, construction will shift to the northern section (mile marker 92 to near 98 at the Clays Ferry bridge), with only single lane closures permitted in that area during 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daytime work hours.
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In the southern section of the project (mile markers 86 to 92), including Exit 90 (US 25) and Exit 87 (Eastern Bypass) all three lanes will reopen each direction, and there will be no more full-time lane closures. Motorists should still watch for occasional lane closures for striping or pavement marker installation.
This important project requires substantial construction to enhance safety and improve the ride for interstate travelers. The project includes repaving all six interstate lanes between mile marker 86 and the Clays Ferry bridge, making slide repairs, safety-focused exit ramp pavement upgrades, adding barrier walls at bridges, restriping lanes, replacing pavement markers, and adding radar traffic detection at interchange signals to improve traffic flow, and other upgrades.
While traveling through any work zone, we encourage drivers to slow down, stay alert, and keep their distance, as road conditions can change, and to give themselves more time for travel.
All work and/or closures are subject to change depending on weather, 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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