I-64 Widening Project | Traffic Impacts

Drivers should anticipate lane shifts, periodic lane closures, and detours throughout construction.
During peak travel hours, two lanes will remain open in each direction on I-64.

Weekly traffic impacts will be shared online here.

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Week of Sunday, May 4: ​
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• I-64 West will be closed from 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, through 6 a.m. Wednesday, May 7, from mile point 35.1 to mile point 31.6. Motorists should follow the posted detour of taking the off-ramp to KY 53 at Exit 35, then follow KY 55x to KY 55 to reconnect with I-64 West.
  
  
• I-64 East will be closed from 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, through 6 a.m. Thursday, May 8, from mile point 31.6 to mile point 35.1. Motorists should follow the posted detour of taking KY 55 at Exit 32 to KY 55X to KY 53 to reconnect with I-64 East.
  
  The overnight closures of the interstate are necessary for contract crews to demolish the KY 2861 (Zaring Mill Road) bridge over I-64 as part of the bridge replacement work. As construction progresses, additional overnight closures on this stretch of I-64 are expected for contract crews to set bridge beams.​​
  
• Beginning at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 6, the KY 2861 (Zaring Mill Road) bridge over I-64 (at mile point 4.7) will be closed for 90 days (through Monday, August 4, 2025).