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I-75 Exit 15 northbound off ramp will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 11

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that the I-75 Exit 15 northbound off ramp in Whitley County will be closed Wednesday (Jan. 11) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. due to maintenance operations. KYTC asks motorists to be aware of the work zone (I-75 Exit 15...
Posted On 10 Jan 2023
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Work at Exit 15 should soon be coming to an end

For area motorists wearied from traveling through the ongoing construction at the Exit 15 interchange in Whitley County, an end may finally soon be in sight. Traffic along US25W at the exit has been forced to a crawl at times throughout the past several months due to the...

Transportation Cabinet representative talks ongoing road projects at Corbin Rotary Club meeting

On Thursday, Keenan Jones of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet was the guest speaker at the Corbin Rotary Club’s weekly meeting at David’s Steakhouse. Jones fielded several questions from club members and the media, mostly concerning the ongoing construction in Williamsburg off...

Ramp changes planned for I-75 Exit 15 in Whitley County beginning Monday (June 20)

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises that ramp changes are planned for I-75 exit 15 in Whitley County beginning Monday, June 20. The I-75 exit 15 southbound entrance ramp in Whitley County will be opened to traffic beginning Monday, June 20. The I-75 Exit 15...
Posted On 16 Jun 2022
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I-75 Exit 15 southbound on ramp to open, northbound off ramp now closed

Nearly a month after being closed, the southbound on ramp at Exit 15 in Whitley County is on track to reopen this weekend, though the northbound off ramp has now been closed. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet confirmed Tuesday that the ongoing road work that began early last...

Transportation cabinet clearing trees around Exit 15 this week

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is advising motorists using Exit 15 off of Interstate 75 this week to use caution as crews cut and remove trees in the area. Officials noted that the work would be occurring between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on the on and off ramps around the exit....

Saturday morning crash involved three vehicles

A Whitley County Fiscal Court dump truck was parked in the wrong place at the wrong time when it became involved in an accident Saturday morning near Exit 15. The crash happened about 9:30 a.m. on US25W in front of the Shell gas station when a car and a Jeep collided. As a result...
Posted On 05 Aug 2020

Tennessee man arrested for trespassing in parked vehicle

Williamsburg Police arrested a Tennessee man Sunday morning after he was found trespassing in a vehicle parked along U.S. 25W. Officer Greg Rhoades and Trevor Teague arrested Timothy Lloyd, 45, of Crossville after responding to the complaint near Exit 15. Officers were called to...

Semi truck hauling SUVs catches fire, three destroyed

Robin Schramm was driving his tractor trailer north on I-75 Friday morning when he smelled smoke, but he knew that it wasn’t coming from his truck, but rather the semi in front of him, which was hauling eight SUV’s. “I think his brakes got hot and caught fire. I kept on smelling...
Posted On 06 Mar 2020

Interstate 75 closed Tuesday following wreck involving tanker truck

Interstate 75 in northern Whitley County was closed to traffic Tuesday morning following a wreck in which a tanker trailer began leaking gasoline. Whitley County Emergency Management Director Danny Moses said the interstate was closed in both directions between exits 15 and 25...