Road conditions

Kentucky road conditions right now

Every closure and crash GoKY is publishing, on one map with the route and mile marker. Below it: the live cameras, the I-75 and I-65 corridor pages, and what the season does to Kentucky's highways. For the whole country, see the US closures map.

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Closures and crashes
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Source: GoKY, read every five minutes and converted to the same format MileCheck uses for all 50 states. Ramp, lane and shoulder closures are listed under the toggle, not as full closures. Closures with a future start date are marked scheduled. Positions are the DOT's; mile markers are approximate.
Full closureCrashWeatherHazardRamp or laneWork zoneFaded markers are scheduled, not active

Where to look next

Official source

GoKY

Kentucky's DOT traveler site. The list of record for closures, restrictions and detours.

Cameras

Kentucky highway cameras

Every GoKY camera on one map, with the route and mile marker where the DOT gives one.

Corridor

I-75 conditions

The whole I-75 corridor, every state it crosses, alerts by mile marker.

Corridor

I-65 conditions

The whole I-65 corridor, every state it crosses, alerts by mile marker.

Mile markers

Mile markers in Kentucky

How Kentucky numbers its highways and where the markers matter most.

Report

Labor Day 2026 in Kentucky

What the GoKY feed carried over the holiday weekend.

Driving across Kentucky

I-75 runs the eastern spine of the state, Tennessee line through London and Lexington to Cincinnati. I-64 crosses west to east through Louisville, Frankfort and Lexington. I-71 links Louisville to Cincinnati, and the three interstates converge on Louisville and Lexington. The parkways carry their own names and their own milepost lines.

What the season does to Kentucky's highways

Eastern Kentucky's hill country brings dense valley fog in the mornings, ice on the grades in winter, and flash flooding in the hollows after heavy rain. When a slide or flood closes a road, the closure is announced by route and milepost, and on the rural routes and parkways that milepost is often the only reference around. GoKY carries the closures; its feed is small, so a quiet map here is normal.

Before a Kentucky road trip

  1. Check the map above for anything red on your route, then open GoKY for the DOT's own detour and restriction text.
  2. Look at the road. The Kentucky cameras show the pavement itself, and most carry the mile marker.
  3. For the long haul, the I-75 and I-65 corridor pages carry alerts for every state the route crosses, not only Kentucky.
  4. Know how to say where you are. Dispatch, 911 and tow companies ask for the route, the direction and the mile marker. How to report your location on the highway.
  5. Carry the app. The mile marker works offline in all 50 states, and the same GoKY alerts show on your route as you drive.

What September looked like

Over 25 daily snapshots from September 1 to 25, 2026, MileCheck's archive of the GoKY feed held 39 unique reports, including 39 closure reports. The routes with the most reports were US-60, KY-773 and KY-825. Counts reflect what the feed publishes, so a state whose DOT posts only closures shows only closures. Read the September Highway Report.

Questions, answered

Is the highway closed in Kentucky right now?

The map above shows every full closure GoKY is publishing as a red marker, crashes in orange, and weather and hazard alerts in blue and purple. Closures the DOT has posted for a future date are listed as scheduled, and ramp and lane closures sit under the toggle so the list stays readable. It reloads every five minutes. If the feed cannot be reached the page says so instead of showing an empty map. For the official list, open GoKY.

Where do I check Kentucky road conditions?

GoKY is the official source, and dialing 511 in most states reaches the same information by phone. This page reads the same GoKY feed and adds the Kentucky cameras, the corridor and pass pages, and your own mile marker if you carry the app.

How often does this page update?

Every five minutes. MileCheck's server fetches the GoKY feed, converts it to one format shared by all 50 states, and caches it for five minutes. Each alert also carries the time the DOT last updated it, shown in the list.

Does the MileCheck app show these alerts?

Yes. The app shows the same GoKY alerts on your route, ahead of your position, with the mile marker you are passing. The mile marker works offline in all 50 states. Live alerts are part of MileCheck Premium, $49.99 a year or $9.99 a month after a 7-day free trial.

Know exactly where you are — live

Your mile marker shows even offline. GoKY alerts on your route and the nearest camera are part of MileCheck Premium and need a connection to update. Runs on CarPlay and Android Auto.

The Monthly Highway Report

Closures and crashes on US highways, once a month

The month's numbers from DOT feeds in all 50 states and BC. See a sample: the Labor Day weekend report. No spam.