Flood Related Road Closures in Lexington and Surrounding Counties

DEM Blogger

March 2, 2021

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 2, 2021) The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that this is an update for high water and slides. Closures (and openings) can occur at different times for routes due to previous rainstorms. Water recedes for areas at varied times depending on factors such as terrain, road location and amount of rainfall received.

Tuesday, March 2 currently as 12:30 p.m.

Closures:

Bourbon County

• North Middletown Road/US 460 closed between MP 10.36 and 14.25

Clark County

• Mina Station Road/KY 1028 closed between MP 0.0 and 2.0
• Athens Boonesboro Road/KY 418 closed between MP 4.0 and 5.0

Fayette County

• Old Richmond Road/KY 2328 closed between MP 0.0 and 0.517 (the Fayette-Madison Co. line and Beach Road) Note: Beach Road (LFUCG route) is open at this time

Garrard County

• Leavell Ridge Road/KY 1971 closed between MP 2.54 and 2.552
• Old Danville Road/KY 1150 closed between MP 0.1 and 0.5

Madison County

• Redhouse Road/KY 388 closed between MP 10.5 and 10.7
• Crooksville Road/KY 499 closed at MP 4.402

Montgomery County

• Nest Egg Road/KY 646 one lane on this route is closed at MP 7.44 due to a road slide (this location is near the Clark County line)
• Howards Mill Road/KY1331 now open between MP 2.975 and 3.698

Scott County

• Josephine Road/KY 32 closed between MP 25.27 and 26.0
• Josephine Road/KY 32 closed between MP 13.19 and 20.0 9

Routes with high water: water is over the roadway and warning signage is in place

Madison County

• Crooksville Road/KY499 between MP 1.00 and 1.4
• Tates Creek Road/KY 169 MP 2.2
• Union City Road/KY 1986 MP 1.5

Forecast from the National Weather Service:

https://www.weather.gov/lmk/weatherstory

District 7 includes: Anderson, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Fayette, Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer, Montgomery, Scott, and Woodford Counties

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