Glenview Avenue to Rudy Lane, a Work Zone for One More Holiday Season
November 5, 2026
November 5, 2026
For several weeks this summer, drivers taking Brownsboro Road onto I-264 East came to a stop sign on the on-ramp itself. Some stopped completely. Others were already speeding up to merge. "That seems kind of dangerous because some people are picking up speed to get on there and some people are dead stopped," one driver told WDRB in September.
That sign is a small piece of a bigger job, and the bigger job ends at Glenview's doorstep. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's I-264/U.S. 42 project widens Brownsboro Road from Rudy Lane to Glenview Avenue. Starting from Glenview, a drive out Brownsboro Road crosses the entire work zone before it reaches Brownsboro Center at Rudy Lane. This fall the project moves into its next stage. It does not finish. The holiday season ahead will look a lot like the last one.
KYTC describes the project as a $130 million investment over nearly three years. The parts closest to Glenview are:
KYTC's case for the single-point design is about signal timing. The state says the signals run in three phases instead of the four used at a conventional interchange. That means longer green lights, and left turns from opposite directions can go at the same time without crossing paths. For anyone heading east from Glenview, the old two-signal interchange becomes one signal.
The stop sign is a temporary measure for the construction period, and KYTC has explained it. After WDRB's story ran, the Cabinet issued this statement:
"The stop condition on the I-264 eastbound on-ramp from U.S. 42 (Brownsboro Road) was added due to the shortened acceleration lane and frequently stopped traffic when motorists are merging onto I-264 eastbound... The nearby I-264/I-71 interchange experiences significant backups during both the morning and afternoon rush hours, creating conditions where traffic entering the interstate can encounter stopped or slow-moving vehicles."
In other words, the merge got shorter while the backups from I-71 stayed the same, so the state added a full stop. Drivers who use that ramp at rush hour on the way to I-71 are feeding into the same congestion that led to the sign. On Brownsboro Road itself, KYTC's traffic-impacts page says eastbound traffic is down to one through lane west of Rudy Lane and westbound traffic is down to one through lane at Northfield Drive. Turns from Brownsboro onto the I-264 East and West on-ramps are unaffected, and these measures are expected to stay in place while the bridge is rebuilt.
In KYTC's phasing schedule, the switch to the new bridge comes in Phase 4, with a full phase of work still to follow:
| Phase | KYTC's window | What it means on Brownsboro Road |
|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 | July 2025 to February 2026 | Bridge median removed, eastbound U.S. 42 cut to one lane through Rudy Lane, I-264 on-ramps from U.S. 42 reduced to one lane |
| Phase 2/3 | Summer 2025 to Fall 2026 | Old bridge demolished with nightly I-264 closures, bridge down to one through lane each way during reconstruction |
| Phase 4 | Fall 2026 | Traffic moved onto the new bridge in stages, weekend ramp closures, and some periods when only through traffic on U.S. 42 is allowed |
| Phase 5 | Fall 2026 to Fall 2027 | Four lanes kept on the new bridge, ramps reopened with single turn lanes, old bridge removed, south side of U.S. 42 finished |
Phase 4 is the one Glenview drivers will notice first. KYTC lists two ramps it expects to close: I-264 West to U.S. 42 toward Rudy Lane, and I-264 West to U.S. 42 toward Lime Kiln and I-265. Those closures will happen on weekends only, from 8 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Monday, and KYTC says it will issue a press release once the schedule is confirmed. If you come home from the west side on the Watterson and exit at Brownsboro, those are the ramps that will be closed some weekends this season.
After that, Phase 5 brings back four lanes across the bridge. Several ramp movements stay at one turn lane, though, while the rest of the work goes on, and KYTC still lists fall 2027 as the expected completion date for the whole project. WDRB's July 2025 report gave the same fall 2027 date, so the finish line has held through the first year of work.
The project's overnight work this week is on the I-71 side of the interchange, where crews are building the bridge that carries I-71 South to I-264 West. Two of the closures fall in publication week:
The Thursday night detour runs through Zorn Avenue, the interchange closest to Glenview's south side. Late-night traffic there may be heavier than usual. KYTC posts weekly updates on its traffic-impacts page and offers email and text alerts for the project. The alerts are the way to hear about the weekend ramp closures before they start.
Brownsboro Center sits at Brownsboro Road and Rudy Lane, at the far end of the widening from Glenview. Its business directory lists äta Restaurant, All Thai'd Up, Noosh Nosh, Shady Lane Café, Kentucky Blooms, Bedr Linens, Party Mart, Brownsboro Hardware & Paint, Brownsboro Framing Company and Roundhouse Electric Trains.
The construction has been hard on these businesses. In August 2025, the general manager of Noosh Nosh told Louisville Public Media that regular customers found the detours a pain to get through, and that a commute that normally takes him eight minutes had taken almost 40. Around Small Business Saturday last year, the center's businesses told WAVE that the work had cut into sales, and they asked shoppers to use the center's back entrances to stay clear of the construction. Brownsboro Hardware and Paint went a step further. According to WHAS11, it put a guide on its website for reaching the store by way of Westport Road.
The construction also changed a holiday tradition nearby. The City of Windy Hills usually holds Glow on the Green, with the lighting of its giant holiday tree. Last year the work cut power to The Green, so the city created a new event instead: Brownsboro Center Shop, Sip & Stroll, held Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, from 5 to 7 p.m. The city paid for food samples from participating restaurants, and the raffle included a $100 gift card to Brownsboro Hardware and Brownsboro Framing Company. "Shop, Sip & Stroll is our way of supporting the small businesses that are the heart of Windy Hills, especially during months of construction," Mayor John Roberts said in a Louisville Metro District 7 newsletter announcing the event.
WHAS11 reported that Roundhouse Electric Trains, which normally does not open on Sundays, stayed open for the evening, and that shoppers collected passport stamps at each business for prize drawings. A Windy Hills council member told the station the city hoped to keep the event going in future seasons.
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