Partial cloverleaf at junction of U.S. 27, Ky. 1247, Ky. 90 now open

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February 16, 2009

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By BILL MARDIS, Editor Emeritus The Commonwealth Journal Mon Feb 16, 2009, 08:45 AM EST

The partial cloverleaf interchange at the junction of U.S. 27, Ky. 90 and Ky. 1247 in northern Burnside opened shortly after noon Thursday..

Stephanie Daffron, public information officer for the Kentucky Department of Highways’ District 8, said the traffic control lights at the interchange were removed and the ramps were opened slowly, one at a time. No traffic signals are planned in the vicinity of the interchange, highway department engineers said.

Daffron said motorist started using the ramps immediately and they appeared to be doing very well.

“We have advised motorists to use caution until they familiarize themselves with the ramps and they seemed to be doing that ... driving slowly,” Daffron said. Signs have been installed to direct motorists and she suggested careful attention to the sign messages.

The partial cloverleaf interchange is designed to connect the planned four-laning of U.S. 27 through Burnside to the entrance of General Burnside Island State Park; the current four-laning of Ky. 1247 from the interchange through Cedar Grove to Ky. 914 (southeastern bypass); and Ky. 90 west to the new bridge over Lake Cumberland and to Monticello.

The interchange overpass will take through traffic on Ky. 90 and Ky. 1247 above U.S. 27 and Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks. Appropriately designed ramps and signs will direct traffic north, south, east and west onto the motorist’s road of choice.

Travelers on U.S. 27, both north and south, may stay on the four-lane highway and go beneath the planned overpass. They also may take a ramp and merge westerly with Ky. 90, or a ramp and merge easterly with Ky. 1247.

Eastbound motorists on Ky. 90 may select a ramp to either north or south U.S. 27, or stay basically straight ahead and go above U.S. 27 to Ky. 1247. Westbound traffic on Ky. 1247 will have the same interchange options as eastbound traffic. Traffic is extremely heavy at the intersection and is projected to double during the next 20 years.

Elmo Greer and Sons of London is general contractor for the interchange at a cost of $25.3 million.

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