I-65 North near campus to be closed this weekend

Northbound lanes on I-65 near the Belknap and Health Sciences campuses will be completely shut down this weekend for final paving of the roadway, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. July 10, 2012

Northbound I-65 will be closed from just north of the Watterson Expressway to the Chestnut Street overpass from 7 p.m. Friday, July 13, to 5 a.m. Monday, July 16. All entrance and exit ramps on that stretch of northbound I-65 will be closed during that time.

Once the northbound lanes have been paved, work will shift to that same stretch of southbound I-65. The southbound lanes will be closed the weekend of July 20-23.

For construction and traffic updates, visit http://transportation.ky.gov/District-5/Pages/I-65-Construction.aspx.