Thousands of drivers travel a busy stretch of U.S. 27 in Nicholasville every day, and police say the sheer volume of traffic is leading to higher odds of collisions.
The stretch between Brannon Crossing and Kohl’s Drive sees the most traffic collisions. Over the past 12 months, from April 2025 until now, Nicholasville police say there have been 125 collisions, with 23 of those being injury accidents. According to Kentucky State Police crash data, the total was around 100 the year before last.
“This is the, the main thoroughfare to get from Lexington and Nicholasville. People want to talk about it being a main artery. I say it’s the aorta. This is where the most volume of traffic comes through town at any given time,” Officer Sam Wade said…