LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — In five weeks, one of the busiest stretches of Interstate 65 in Louisville will go dark, shutting down in both directions from the airport to near downtown. For tens of thousands of drivers, the question isn’t if their commute will change, but how.
So, we set out to test it.
Starting near downtown by the YMCA, a simple rule was set: avoid highways. The GPS estimated it would take 18-minutes to reach the airport. On a calm Wednesday afternoon just before 5, that seemed doable, but would it hold up?…