News Item #1641

From Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 5:

TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Alternating Overnight Lane Closures on KY 841 (Gene Snyder Freeway) Beginning Monday, Oct. 19, in Louisville
Contract crews to replace signs as part of $1.9 million project to establish consistent interstate route and exit numbering from Louisville into Southern Indiana

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Oct. 16, 2026) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists of alternating overnight lane closures on KY 841 East and West (Gene Snyder Freeway) beginning Monday, Oct. 19, in Louisville, as part of the $1.9 million project announced in August to establish consistent interstate route and exit numbering from Louisville into Southern Indiana .

Alternating overnight lane closures are scheduled on KY 841 East and West (Gene Snyder Freeway) between mile marker 0 and mile marker 10 (from KY 1934 (Greenbelt Highway) to the I-65 interchange) from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. beginning Monday, Oct. 19, through Thursday, Oct. 22.

Additional lane, shoulder, and ramp closures will be necessary to replace signage in project areas as work progresses. Details regarding upcoming traffic impacts will be shared when available. The project is expected to be completed by the Summer of 2027. Motorists should obey work zone traffic restrictions and plan ahead when traveling.

The date and duration of this work may be adjusted if inclement weather or other unforeseen delays occur. For the latest traffic and travel updates across the Commonwealth of Kentucky, visit goky.ky.gov . Information specific to District 5 counties is also available on Facebook  and X .