State launches $50 million I-71 widening and improvement project

Gov. Beshear Announces $50 Million Interstate 71 Widening and Improvement Project in Louisville

Gov. Andy Beshear announced a $50 million investment to upgrade Interstate 71 – one of Louisville’s most critical travel corridors. The two-year project will increase capacity for the corridor from four lanes to six lanes, easing traffic congestion, increasing safety, and improving efficiency to ensure Kentuckians and visitors alike can get to where they need to go quicker. “Our administration continues to make historic investments to improve sa…

State launches $50 million I-71 widening and improvement project

Crews will widen and make pavement improvements from the Interstate 65/I-71 interchange near Frankfort Avenue to the I-71/Zorn Avenue interchange.