Fayette County

A traffic light will soon go live near the new Lexington Publix. Here are the details

The entrance to Publix Super Market during a sneak peek of Lexington’s first Publix grocery store, March 3, 2025 in Lexington, Ky. The Florida-based supermarket is opening the new Publix Super Market at 1952 Stockton Way in the Citation Point shopping center on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. The Citation Point store, which was announced in April 2023, is 46,791 square feet, with a separate Publix liquor store. The store is popular for many of its offerings, including a sit-down deli, a large grab-and-go selection and lots of prepared food options. Publix is also opening a Lexington store in the Fountains of Palomar shopping center at Harrodsburg Road and Man o’ War.
The entrance to Publix Super Market during a sneak peek of Lexington’s first Publix grocery store, March 3, 2025 in Lexington, Ky. The Florida-based supermarket is opening the new Publix Super Market at 1952 Stockton Way in the Citation Point shopping center on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. The Citation Point store, which was announced in April 2023, is 46,791 square feet, with a separate Publix liquor store. The store is popular for many of its offerings, including a sit-down deli, a large grab-and-go selection and lots of prepared food options. Publix is also opening a Lexington store in the Fountains of Palomar shopping center at Harrodsburg Road and Man o’ War. bsimms@herald-leader.com

A new stop light that will make it easier for customers of Lexington’s first Publix grocery store will be activated Wednesday, state transportation officials said.

The new light is at the corner of Citation Boulevard and Remington Way, the main entrance to the Publix at 1952 Stockton Way in the Citation Point shopping center.

The Florida-based grocery store will open at 7 a.m. Wednesday. Other Publix stores planned for the area include one on the city’s south side -- at the Fountains at Palomar at the intersection of Man O War and Harrodsburg Road. That store will likely open later this summer.

The traffic light will go live at 2 p.m. Tuesday, according to Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials.

The light has long been planned for the shopping center and the rapidly-growing Citation Boulevard corridor.

This story was originally published March 4, 2025 at 10:39 AM.

Beth Musgrave
Lexington Herald-Leader
Beth Musgrave has covered government and politics for the Herald-Leader for more than a decade. A graduate of Northwestern University, she has worked as a reporter in Kentucky, Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois and Washington D.C. Support my work with a digital subscription
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