‘Improvement’ project on Franklin County highway ramp set to begin Monday: What to know

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ky. ( FOX 56 ) — Construction on a highway improvement project in Franklin County is set to begin on Monday.

According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KTC), the I-64 and U.S. 127 Improvement Project will “upgrade infrastructure to improve travel near the Paddocks of Frankfort and surrounding area.”

KTC organizers said the project will realign the I-64 off-ramp and on-ramp onto U.S. 127 North (exits 53A and 53B).

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The improvement project will also include the reconstruction of U.S. 127 in the area of Westridge Drive and U.S. 127, and the “installation of a new signalized intersection on U.S. 127 to provide access to development entrances, which will be activated following project completion.”

Preliminary work will start on Monday, and KTC officials said drivers can expect “changing traffic patterns, lane shifts, and closures” in the area of U.S. 127 exit ramps to I-64 as work progresses. Nightly traffic pattern changes and weekend lane changes are also possible.

According to a news release, ATS Construction of Lexington was awarded the nearly $4 million contract to carry out the project which is set to be completed in the summer of 2025.

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