MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — All interstate lanes on I-75 in Madison County near Richmond will reopen by Friday as contractors wrap up a major $13.5 million highway improvement project ahead of schedule.

According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, contractors began removing traffic barrels from closed lanes on northbound I-75 Wednesday along the northern section of the project from mile marker 92 to near 98 at the Clays Ferry bridge. Lane closures on southbound I-75 will be removed afterward.

By Friday, Oct. 18, officials reported that the interstate is expected to be clear of lane closures throughout the entire 12-mile project area, stretching from mile marker 86 south of Richmond to mile marker 98 near the Clays Ferry bridge. The project has an Oct. 31 contract completion date.

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