Overnight Road Closures Scheduled for Leestown Road Tonight, Monday, Nov. 3 – Wednesday., Nov. 5
Expect delays on Leestown Road between 10 p.m. – 5 a.m.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 3, 2025) – Construction for the New Circle Rd. (KY 4) Widening project in Lexington will require temporary overnight road closures on Leestown Road (US 421) beginning tonight, Mon., Nov. 3 through Weds., Nov. 5. The closures will allow for the removal of the remainder of the bridge carrying New Circle Road over Leestown Road, making way for the new interchange.
Beginning tonight at 10 p.m., contractors will close Leestown Road in both directions under the KY 4 (New Circle Road) overpass. The closure will be between the two sets of ramps (mile markers 1.9-1.7). All roads will reopen by 5 a.m. Tuesday morning. This closure will repeat at 10 p.m. Tues. and Weds., reopening by 5 a.m. the following morning. Drivers can use New Circle Road to go to Georgetown Road or Old Frankfort Pike (KY 1681).
In addition, the off ramp from New Circle Road westbound to Leestown Road will close tonight only. The ramp will reopen by 5 a.m. Tuesday morning.
Monday, Nov. 3 – Weds., Nov. 5
- At 10 p.m., Leestown Road will close going northbound and southbound under the KY 4 (New Circle Road) overpass.
- The closure will be between the two sets of ramps (mile markers 1.9-1.7).
- Drivers can use New Circle Road (KY 4) to go to Georgetown Road (US 25) or Old Frankfort Pike (KY 1681).
- This closure will repeat Tuesday and Wednesday nights at 10 p.m.
- All roads will reopen by 5 a.m. the following morning.
- Delays are possible; please plan accordingly.
Also Monday, Nov. 3
- At 10 p.m., the off ramp from New Circle Road westbound to Leestown Road will close.
- The ramp will reopen by 5 a.m. Tuesday morning.
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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