REMINDER: Temporary New Circle Road Ramp Closures at Leestown Begin 10 p.m. Sunday
Nov. 9-26 closures expedite project, return Leestown to two lanes each direction
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 7, 2025) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is reminding drivers to plan ahead for Sunday night as contractors will temporarily close the New Circle Road (KY 4) exit ramps to and from Leestown Road (U.S. 421) in Lexington for three weeks.
The closures will help crews work more quickly to safely widen parts of New Circle at the interchange and expedite its conversion to a safer Double Crossover Diamond configuration – which will also allow Leestown Road to return to two lanes each direction by mid- to late-December, reducing traffic congestion for remaining construction work.
From 10 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, until 5 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 26, all four New Circle Road on and off ramps at Leestown Road will be closed. Detours are:
- To Leestown Road from New Circle Road: Use Georgetown Road Exit 8 (U.S. 25) to Citation Boulevard to Leestown.
- To New Circle Road from Leestown Road: Take Citation Boulevard to Georgetown Road to New Circle.
- Through traffic on Leestown Road to and from downtown Lexington remains in the far-left lane.
Cabinet engineers and contractors have coordinated with city officials, emergency services, and schools on detours, traffic signal timing, and other measures to reduce area traffic impacts as much as possible during the temporary ramp closures.
Sunday, Nov. 9, 10 p.m. – Wednesday, Nov. 26, 5 p.m.
- All four New Circle Road (KY 4) ramps to and from Leestown Road (US 421) closed
- Drivers will detour to and from Leestown Road via Georgetown Road (US 25) and Citation Boulevard
- Thru traffic on Leestown Road open in the far-left lane in each direction
After Wednesday, Nov. 26
- New Circle Road on and off ramps will reopen; turning movements will be temporarily limited as contractors switch Leestown Road traffic from the inside (far-left lane) to the outside (right lane)
Further traffic changes will be announced later this month and through December as work progresses.
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 – which will be converted to a Double Crossover Diamond interchange – to improve 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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 Map of signed detours for New Circle ramp closures.
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