Traffic alert: Multiple lanes of Lexington’s New Circle Road will be closed for repairs
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- Closures will be in the right lane of the inner loop of New Circle Road.
- Closures will occur Monday May 18, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- The Monday Winchester Road closure will also impact the outer loop right lane.
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials plan to close multiple lanes of New Circle Road next week for pothole repair projects.
The first closure will take place Monday, May 18, under the Winchester Road overpass of New Circle Road. The second closure will take place Wednesday at the Tates Creek Road overpass, and the final closure will take place Thursday at the Versailles Road overpass, according to the transportation cabinet.
All lane closures will occur in the right lane of the inner loop, the transportation cabinet said. The closure under the Winchester Road overpass on Monday will also impact the right lane of the outer loop.
The closures will be in effect from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, according to the transportation cabinet.
“Motorists should use caution, reduce speed and watch for personnel and equipment in the work zone,” the transportation cabinet said in a news release.
This will be the second consecutive week that officials will close lanes of New Circle Road to fix potholes. This week crews worked on the Chinoe Road, Tates Creek Road and Lansdowne Drive overpasses, resulting in daily closures in the right lanes.
