Part of Central KY interstate closed Thursday morning because of downed electric wires
A section of the Interstate 64 in Central Kentucky has been blocked off due to downed electric wires, according to the Lexington Traffic Management Center.
The closure is on I-64 around the Clark-Fayette counties border. The traffic management center said all lanes of the interstate are closed between exit 87 (Haley Road) and exit 94 (Bypass Road).
LG&E & KU’s power outage map shows a large outage near I-64 and Haley Road impacting 110 customers. The outage started at 10:09 p.m. Wednesday and isn’t expected to be restored until 9 a.m. Thursday.
The traffic management center said the road isn’t expected to reopen until around noon.
This story was originally published February 27, 2025 at 7:55 AM.
Christopher Leach
Lexington Herald-Leader