Frankfort, Ky. — Want to choose the best route this holiday season? By dialing the easy-to-remember 511, you can receive information about accidents, construction and weather conditions that affect the roadways. The National Weather Service also post warnings and advisories for major cities on 511. The call may save you more than just your time!

More than one million calls have been made to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s 511 Traffic and Travel Information Line since it was launched statewide in November 2002.

An interactive voice recognition system allows callers to "speak" their desired information, rather than pushing buttons. Callers can request specific information on 8,217 miles of major Kentucky roadways.

Major road projects that could affect your travels during the holiday season are as follows:

• Painting on the Kennedy Bridge in Jefferson County will be suspended during the holidays
• KY 53 north of I-64 in Shelby County, pavement repair
• I-265 in Jefferson County, between mile point 15.6 and 18.8, pavement reconstruction
• KY 15 in Perry County, south of Hazard, there will be lane reductions from two lanes to one lane in each direction. This work zone is between MP 6.45 and 10.96.
• KY 7 between US 460 and KY 519 in Morgan County. Traffic may be halted periodically for blasting.
• Maintenance work on the US 68/KY 80 bridge over the Cumberland River/Lake Barkley at Canton will be suspended through the holidays.
• I-75 in Rockcastle County, MP 68.9 to MP 71.4 will have two lane traffic north and south with a reduced speed limit for the installation of guardrail. The right shoulder will also be closed in both directions.
• Blacktop work will be done on some turn lanes on US 25E in Knox County at Gray.
• US 119 over Pine Mountain in Letcher County is open with no delays and the ban has been lifted on vehicles over 30 feet in length on this road.
• There is a short detour on US 119 in Pike County from the south side of Bent Mountain to Bent Branch and reduced speed limits are in effect in this area.There is a major widening and reconstruction project occurring between milepoints 95.1 and 97.6 at Van Meter Road on I-64 in Clark County. No lane closures will occur during the holidays.
• Construction work will be suspended during the holidays on US 127 at Bluegrass Parkway in Anderson County. All lanes of US 127 are now open.

Do your part in making your holiday travels safe: Keep your car properly maintained; obey speed limits; don’t drink and drive; drive carefully and slowly around snow removal vehicles and always use seatbelts.

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