A few road changes are coming to the Boone County area. Read below to check out if your route is impacted.
- KY 536 (Mt. Zion Road) Corridor 13.2 – The road is being widened from two to four lanes between U.S. 25 (Dixie Highway) and KY 1303 (Turkeyfoot Road). Two roundabouts will be built at the intersection of Mt. Zion and Sigmon Lane as well as On Mt. Zion Road, approximately one-third of a mile west of Turkeyfoot Road. Completion for this project is expected at the end of 2023.
- KY 236 (Donaldson Highway) 0.0 – 1.6 mile marker – A widening and safety improvement project on KY 236 (Donaldson Highway) between KY 842 (Houston Road) and KY 3076 (Mineola Pike) will begin on Monday, March 6. The project will widen the two-mile stretch of road to five lanes with curbs and gutters, including two through-lanes in each direction with a center turn lane. A sidewalk and multiuse path also will be added. Completion for this project is expected September 2025.
- I-71/75 SB and NB 178 – 169.4 mile-marker – A resurfacing project is in progress on a six-mile section between Mt. Zion Rd (KY 536) interchange and the I-71/75 split in Walton, KY. In addition, an approximately three-mile section of I-75 will be repaved between the split and the Boone and Kenton County line. Completion for this project is expected Summer 2023.
- KY 3076 (Mineola Pike) 0.0 – 0.9 – A widening and improvement project on KY 3076 (Mineola Pike) is in progress. The project will widen the road to five-lanes and add a sidewalk on the southside of the road and a multiuse path on the northside. Two lanes of traffic will be maintained throughout the project. On Monday, Feb. 27, the closure will be in the right westbound lane. On Tuesday, Feb. 28, the closure will be in the center westbound lane. On Wednesday, March 1, the closure will be in the eastbound lane. The completion of this project is expected October 2023.
- U.S. 42 Bridge (13.9 mile-marker) over I-71/75 (180 mile-marker) – A project is in progress that will add a new westbound lane and pedestrian sidewalk. Both shoulders are closed within the project area for approximately one-quarter mile at the US 42 interchange on I-71/75 north and southbound. The completion of this project is expected May 2023.
- KY 536 (Mt Zion Road) Double Crossover Diamond (DCD) interchange – Construction is in progress between Tiburon Drive and US 25 (Dixie Highway). Construction will continue through 2023, weather permitting.
- KY 338 (Richwood Road) Double Crossover Diamond (DCD) interchange and U.S. 25 Dixie Highway SPUI – Be aware of occasional daily lane closures throughout the project area. Traffic will be maintained with flaggers when needed. This is an active work zone with construction vehicles entering and exiting the project area. The completion of this project is expected Fall 2023.
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