The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced that the east side of the KY 176 and Merle Travis Highway intersection reopened as the reconstruction project moves to the west side.
Now that the west side of the intersection is closed, the cabinet advises motorists to drive on KY 181 to KY 1163, then follow the Merle Travis Highway back to KY 176 to get around the closure.
The goal of the project is to turn the existing “Y” intersection into a “T” intersection to improve safety and visibility.