One lane of this busy Lexington road will be closed starting Monday
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- Right outbound lane closed from Lisle Rd to Greendale Rd at 7 a.m. Monday.
- One travel lane and left-turn lanes will remain open; expect delays.
- Interchange conversion to a double-crossover diamond completes summer 2027.
One lane of a busy Lexington road will be closed starting Monday as traffic crews work on an ongoing construction project, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
The right lane of outbound Leestown Road will close just past Lisle Road to Greendale Road at 7 a.m. Monday, March 9. The transportation cabinet said the closure will allow crews to progress a construction project intended to boost traffic capacity on New Circle Road between Versailles Road and Newtown Pike.
One lane of traffic and the left turn lanes will remain open during the closure. The transportation cabinet said to expect delays.
The transportation cabinet did not provide a timeline of when the lane will reopen. The inbound Leestown Road will be unaffected.
Crews are converting the Leestown-New Circle Road interchange into a double-crossover diamond, an interchange with two signalized intersections where traffic crosses over to the left side of the roadway, then back to the right as it exits. Construction is expected to be completed in summer 2027, according to the transportation cabinet.
The project has resulted in heavy traffic in the Leestown-New Circle Road corridor. On Nov. 9, the New Circle Road entrance and exit ramps were blocked off to expedite the project, and the ramps later reopened nearly two weeks ahead of schedule.
This story was originally published March 6, 2026 at 10:45 AM.
