KY 4

KYTC began nighttime resurfacing on Bryan Station Road in Lexington on Wednesday, Oct. 7, continuing Thursday, Oct. 8, from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night. The work covers the stretch between New Circle Road and I-75 (mile points 0 to 1.14), with alternating lane closures during work hours.

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From Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 7:

New Double Crossover Diamond Interchange Opens Early at Leestown and New Circle Roads
Leestown Road reopens following weekend work to transition traffic to new interchange

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Oct. 4, 2026) – Lexington’s second Double Crossover Diamond (DCD) interchange is now open to traffic at Leestown Road (US 421) and New Circle Road (KY 4), marking a major milestone in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s (KYTC) New Circle Road Widening Project.

Leestown Road between Taylor Drive and Opportunity Way has also reopened to traffic, along with Exit 7 (US 421/Leestown Road) on New Circle Road, following a weekend closure that allowed crews to complete the final work needed to transition traffic into the new interchange configuration.

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Lexington's second double crossover diamond interchange, at Leestown Road (U.S. 421) and New Circle Road, was set to open by 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 5, after a weekend closure of Leestown Road and New Circle Exit 7 for final paving (about 3,100 tons of asphalt), signals, lighting and markings. The $51 million interchange, part of the New Circle Road widening project, took nearly three years to build. Nearby residents expect shorter commutes, such as trips to Leestown Middle School from Masterson Station. Officials hope out-of-town visitors for the Keeneland Fall Meet, UK football and the Breeders' Cup can figure out the unfamiliar layout. Lexington's first double crossover diamond is at Harrodsburg Road and New Circle.

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After more than 50 crashes near the Jacobson Park entrance since 2022, three of them fatal, including the recent death of 41-year-old AJ Glasscock, the city and KYTC banned left turns on flashing yellow arrows from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Old Richmond Road and Athens-Boonesboro Road. Mayor Linda Gorton said a planned state widening project will move the park entrance opposite Ellerslie and add a signal. In August, a new traffic light went into operation on Versailles Road at the left turn onto New Circle Road's outer loop, reorganizing turn and through movements at the interchange.

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There will be lane closures on Lexington's New Circle Road this Wednesday to allow some potholes to be repaired: Lexington Herald-Leader: Pothole repair to close New Circle lanes (March 30, 2009) 

Engineers are studying how to best replace the cloverleaf interchange at New Circle Road (KY 4) and Newtown Pike (KY 922). The interchange was constructed in the 1960s when traffic on New Circle Road was less than a third of what it is today.

More information: Lexington Herald-Leader: Interchange having midlife crisis (Feb. 7, 2005) 

A summer road project in Lexington will see the length of a ramp at New Circle Road and Nicholasville Road been extended by 850 feet and a new left-turn lane added.

More information: Herald-Leader: State plans to end gridlock on busy New Circle exit (May 30, 2003) , More Projects 

1.3 miles of Richmond Road are being widened to six-lanes.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has established a website with information about the Richmond Road project at us25.ky.gov . The site includes a construction schedule, maps of the project, and photographs relating to the project.

More information: Herald-Leader: Richmond Road work to begin Monday (Mar. 27, 2003) 

The Lexington Herald-Leader ran several articles discussing Lexington area traffic in their Sunday, Aug. 18, 2002. Among the articles was a look at the mayoral candidates' plans for congestion relief: the paper states that one candidate's plan may be impossible and the other's is already being implemented. Another article examines the work of the city's traffic signal systems manager who has recently been trying new traffic signal patterns on the city's highways. Another article attempts to answer frequently asked questions about traffic signals in Lexington, one article looks at how traffic on Man o' War Boulevard has developed since it opened in 1988, and a final article looks at the city's traffic television show.

According to one article, when Man o' War Boulevard opened in 1988 the 16.1 mile road had 11 stop lights and one flashing warning light. An Herald-Leader reporter was able to drive the road in 25 minutes. Now the road has 33 stop lights, and a drive from one end to the other took 30 minutes.

More information:

• Herald-Leader: Crosbie, Isaac focus on traffic (Aug. 18, 2002) 
• Herald-Leader: Traffic Q&A (Aug. 18, 2002) 
• man o' war: then & now (Aug. 18, 2002) 
• 'Traffic update' livens up newscast (Aug. 18, 2002) 
• Engineers work to reduce the stop-and-go in Lexington (Aug. 18, 2002) 

The Lexington Herald-Leader reports in this October 8, 2001 article  (no longer online) that the KYTC has formed a focus group to study upgrades to the northeast portion of New Circle Road (KY 4) in Lexington. The ideas for upgrades include upgrading the road to a freeway or just eliminating a few traffic lights.