LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The reimagination of Bardstown Road is taking longer than expected.

In her newsletter, Metro Councilwoman Cassie Chambers Armstrong (D-8) said weather conditions and material shortages are contributing to the timeline delay. She writes that contractors need consistent temperatures above 50 degrees to complete the project.

She says the work that remains includes restriping of crosswalks, including a new one at Bardstown and Morton. Trees and landscaping will be planted within curb extensions.

Chambers Armstrong writes that the MSD cover at the intersection of Bardstown and Eastern Parkway will also be raised to be even with the pavement.

Curb extension and tree wells installed at Bardstown and Longest

Ramsi's Cafe on the World on Bardstown Road.

Ramsi's Cafe on the World, a popular local restaurant, has seen plenty of changes to Bardstown Road over the years. Owner Ramsi Kamar will be much happier when the cones and caution tape are gone.

"I think it's going to be the nicest street in the city once it's done," Kamar said. 

Chambers Armstrong said some work will continue through the winter like landscaping and tree planting, but the temperatures aren't consistent enough to lay concrete.

"Please bear with us," Chambers Armstrong said. "The changes are for the long-term health of a really important corridor."

The road's transformation: eliminating the lane lights, putting in bump outs will make the street safer. There will also be an improvement for pedestrians at the intersection of Morton Avenue and Baxter Avenue.

"Of all the things that I've heard people be excited about, that crosswalk is at the top of the list," Chambers Armstrong said.

The new expected completion date is April 2023.

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