I-64 Widening Project | Traffic Impacts

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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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Current Traffic Impacts: 

I-64 West will be closed from 7 p.m. Monday, July 27, through 4 a.m. Tuesday, July 28, from mile point 43.6 to mile point 35.1. Motorists should follow the posted detour of taking the off-ramp to KY 395 (Waddy Road) at Exit 43, to U.S. 60 (Frankfort Road) to KY 53 to reconnect with I-64 West.
I-64 East will be closed from 7 p.m. Thursday, July 30, through 4 a.m. Wednesday, July 31, from mile point 35.1 to mile point 43.6. Motorists should follow the posted detour of taking the off-ramp to KY 53 at Exit 35, to U.S. 60 (Frankfort Road) to KY 395 (Waddy Road) to reconnect with I-64 East.
Daily Rolling Roadblocks – Blasting Operations (I-64 East and West - MP 36 to MP 37)

Beginning Wednesday, July 9, daily blasting operations will take place on I-64 East and West between mile points 36 and 37.
Rolling roadblocks will occur between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. through Jan. 2026. Traffic may be slowed or stopped for up to 15 minutes during blasting operations. Motorists should expect travel delays and consider alternate routes.

Traffic is currently shifted to the outside shoulders on I-64 East and West from mile point 32.29 to mile point 38.3 as contract crews continue work in the middle lanes as part of the widening of the interstate.