Purchase Parkway/KY 307 Fulton Exit 2 Interchange Open

Purchase Parkway/KY 307 Fulton Exit 2

Interchange is Open

Traffic temporarily running on base courses of asphalt

PADUCAH, Ky. (May 31, 2024) – A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has reopened all ramps at the Purchase Parkway/KY 307 Fulton Exit 2 interchange.

The Purchase Parkway/KY 307 Fulton Exit 2 interchange ramps have been closed since March 13 for reconstruction as part of ongoing work to allow Interstate 69 to be extended southward along the final 21 miles of the parkway.

Weather delays kept the Exit 2 interchange closed about a month longer than expected.

All ramps at the Purchase Parkway/KY 307 Fulton Exit 2 interchange are now open with traffic running on base courses of asphalt until the contractor returns to place a final driving surface along the entire project.

As a reminder, construction activity continues all along the Purchase Parkway between the Kentucky-Tennessee State Line at Fulton and the U.S. 45/KY 80 Mayfield Exit 21 interchange. There is a 13 ft. maximum load width at the 0.0 mile marker at the state line.

There is a 55 mph work zone speed limit with an enhanced police presence in areas where construction crews are present.

The project includes interchange improvements at Fulton, bridge deck and barrier wall upgrades, as well as guardrail and drainage work all along the parkway from Fulton to Mayfield.

Jim Smith Contracting of Grand Rivers is the prime contractor on this $33.9 million project. The target completion date for all of the upgrades is December 15, 2024.