A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to TEMPORARILY REOPEN the Purchase Parkway/US 68 Exit 47 Draffenville Interchange southbound entry ramp at approximately 12 Noon, CDT, on Thursday, May 24, 20018.
The southbound entry ramp at the Purchase Parkway/US 68 Exit 47 Draffenville Interchange will remain open to normal traffic flow through the Memorial Day Holiday Weekend travel period.
The Purchase Parkway/US 69 Exit 47 southbound entry ramp will close again starting about 8:30 a.m., CDT, on Tuesday, May 29, 2018. It is expected to remain closed for another 2 to 3 days to allow a continuation of work to widen the ramp, lengthen the acceleration lane, and complete other upgrades to the ramp.
M&M Contracting is the prime contractor on a $2.4 million ongoing project to upgrade bridges and ramps along the Parkway to allow I-69 to be extended southward along the parkway in the future. Once the ramp widening and upgrade work is completed the contractor will return for finish asphalt paving along ramps at several parkway
interchanges in the future.