KY 745

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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Three road widening projects are under way in Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3, according to its traffic impact report for Oct. 18–23:

• US 31 (U.S. 31-W Bypass), Bowling Green: widening to five lanes from KY 234 to Park Street in northern Bowling Green, expected to be completed in 2027. Through the construction zone, traffic is narrowed to one lane in each direction with a center turn lane.
• KY 884, Bowling Green: widening to three lanes from McCoy Place to Fieldstone Boulevard has started, 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.

The full report from Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3:

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 Traffic Impact Report for Oct. 18 Through Oct. 23
The District 3 area serves Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson, Todd, and Warren Counties

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (Oct. 18, 2026) – The expected traffic impacts in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3 area for Oct. 18 through Oct. 23 are listed below. All work is subject to change.

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KYTC District 3's weekly summaries show a busy construction season across the 10-county region. The U.S. 31-W Bypass in northern Bowling Green (KY 234 to Park Street) is being widened to five lanes, with traffic narrowed to one lane each way until 2027. The I-165 Green River bridges in Butler County are being fully restored, with southbound traffic crossed over and a 55 mph limit through fall 2026. U.S. 68 is being realigned for 1.2 miles between KY 729 (Green County) and KY 745 (Metcalfe County) with a new bridge over Caney Fork Creek, and the U.S. 68/KY 70 intersection has been rebuilt slightly east of its old location. U.S. 79 is being widened from the Tennessee line to mile marker 3 and was closed overnight in Russellville for resurfacing. U.S. 231 (Main Street) in Butler County closed overnight for resurfacing, and lane closures began on I-165 near the I-65 interchange.

In Barren County, a nine-mile KY 90 safety corridor between Cave City and Glasgow is adding alternating passing lanes and turn lanes, and a U.S. 31-E Highway Safety Improvement Project (mile points 8–12) adds a four-foot centerline buffer to reduce head-on crashes, plus a turn lane at Windy Hills Road. Smaller items: a new 1.8-mile KY 185 alignment opened in northern Warren County (the old road became KY 3557), and lane assignments changed at KY 242 and U.S. 31-W to improve flow.

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