Traffic Alert: Ongoing Lane Shift In Wolfe County Starting April 18

An ongoing lane shift is scheduled along the Mountain Parkway in Wolfe County starting today, April 18, near the Hazel Green (KY 1010) interchange.  Both lanes of the parkway will be shifted onto the westbound side ramps and then back to the main roadway. This traffic pattern change will be in place for several months.

Message boards and detour signs are in place along KY 1010 and the parkway to alert drivers.  Police officers will also be on site initially to help control traffic and monitor speeds.

Drivers should use caution when traveling through active work zones.

Construction schedules may be adjusted due to weather or other unforeseen events.

About the Mountain Parkway Expansion

The Mountain Parkway Expansion is a 45-mile transportation improvement project that will create a wider, safer connection between Eastern Kentucky and the rest of the Commonwealth. It is a key transportation project designed to close the only gap in a 400-mile, four-lane, high-speed corridor for commerce and mobility across Kentucky from Pikeville to Paducah.

The project will widen 32 miles of existing parkway to four lanes and extend the parkway by 13 miles between Salyersville to Prestonsburg.