LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Interstate 71 North will be reduced to one lane overnight next week to facilitate bridge construction.
A two-year, $50 million project to widen and improve I-71 in Louisville began in November 2025. The work will add two lanes — one in each direction — along a 2-mile stretch of the interstate between the Interstate 65/I-71 interchange near Frankfort Avenue and the I-71/Zorn Avenue interchange. That will expand the interstate from four lanes to six.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said the additional lanes will ease traffic congestion, increase safety and improve efficiency.
The one-lane closures will take place each night from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., with brief rolling closures occurring between midnight and 4 a.m.
- 8 p.m. Monday, July 20, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, July 21
- 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, to 5 a.m. Wednesday, July 22
- 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, to 5 a.m. Thursday, July 23
Drivers on I-71 North will be diverted to Exit 2 (Zorn Avenue) and immediately reenter the interstate using the I-71 North on-ramp.
This will allow crews to set bridge beams between midnight and 4 a.m.
Officials said traffic signals at the I-71/Zorn Avenue interchange will be placed in flashing mode, and flaggers will be stationed at all approaches.
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