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Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3’s traffic impact report for Oct. 30 through Nov. 6 lists these widening and new-alignment projects:

• US 68, Green and Metcalfe counties: 1.2 miles of new alignment from near KY 729 in Green County to KY 745 in Metcalfe County, with 11-foot lanes, 4-foot paved shoulders, less curvature and grade, and a new bridge over Caney Fork Creek.
• US 31 (U.S. 31-W Bypass), Bowling Green: widening to five lanes from KY 234 to Park Street, now expected to be completed in late 2027. Traffic is narrowed to one lane in each direction with a center turn lane through the construction zone.
• KY 884, Bowling Green: widening to three lanes from McCoy Place to Fieldstone Boulevard, with a roundabout at Smallhouse Road, sidewalks on both sides and a new bridge over I-165.
• US 79, Todd County: widening from the Tennessee state line to mile marker 3.

A safety project on U.S. 31-E in Barren County also includes minor widening, to create a 4-foot buffer between opposing lanes, and overnight paving was expected to begin that week.

The full report from Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3:

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 Traffic Impact Report for Oct. 30 Through Nov. 6
The District 3 area serves Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson, Todd, and Warren Counties

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (Oct. 30, 2026) – The expected traffic impacts in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 area for Oct. 30 through Nov. 6 are listed below. All work is subject to change.

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