A resurfacing project for Dixie Highway in areas of Boone and Kenton counties will begin Monday.
Drivers who frequent the affected areas should expect single-lane closures throughout the course of the work. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet hopes to have the work completed by Friday, Aug. 7, depending on the weather.
The work includes resurfacing, base failure repairs, sidewalk and curb repairs, drainage repairs and radar detection at intersections with stop lights. Drivers should expect single-lane closures from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
On Monday “crews will begin milling operations on Dixie Highway from north of Dortha Avenue (10.9 mile point) to the Boone/Kenton County line (11.4 mile point in Boone County), and from the Boone/Kenton County line (4.97 mile point in Kenton County) to north of Hallam Avenue (6.26 mile point),” according to the cabinet. More milling and paving operations at other parts of the road will take place in the subsequent weeks.
The cabinet had previously planned to reduce the road’s current four-lane configuration to three lanes. The current setup is two lanes running in each direction, divided by yellow lines. The proposed changes would have narrowed the roadway to one lane running in each direction with a shared turn lane in the middle. Following public backlash, however, the cabinet walked back its proposal.
