LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Drivers in eastern Jefferson County will deal with rolling lane closures this week.

Interstate 64 at the interchange with Interstate 265 is scheduled for daily 15-minute rolling closures starting at 2 p.m. Tuesday. The rolling closures are for both eastbound and westbound lanes.

I-Move Kentucky said the closures are necessary for blasting operations in the interchange area. The rolling closures will remain in place until further notice, according to I-Move. 

The construction project has continued for around four years, causing drivers to navigate cones and concrete barriers on Louisville interstates. 

The I-Move Kentucky project was originally expected to be done by now, but it will take a little longer before crews are finished. According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, supply chain issues were part of what's delayed the project.

Drivers and residents along parts of Interstates 265 and 71 have endured blasting, lane closures, the sound of heavy equipment and construction.

WDRB News had been told the project would wrap up in late 2023, then spring 2024. Now, the latest information from KYTC shows construction will be complete in the fall of 2024.

I-Move is rebuilding the I-265/I-64 interchange. The project also adds a collector-distributor lane on I-71 South to improve safety to and from I-265. In addition, it widens I-265 and I-71, changing stretches from four lanes to six.

According to the I-Move project, these changes will help with safety and relieving traffic in busy areas where thousands of cars travel daily.

I-Move Kentucky is the largest single construction project in the state since the Ohio River Bridges project in 2016.

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