HAZARD, Ky. — A paving project will close a ramp at a busy intersection in Hazard on Friday, weather permitting.

According to Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Highway District 10, the ramps at the Ky. 15 and Ky. 80-Hal Rogers Parkway interchange north of Hazard will be closed for blacktopping on Friday. The blacktopping is part of the project to widen Ky. 15, Highway District 10 says, and drivers will need to find an alternate route to move between the two highways.

Highway District 10 says the project to widen Ky. 15 in Perry County is nearly complete and work is continuing on the project to widen and redesign intersections on Ky. 15 between the Hazard bypass and Morton Boulevard. While the ramps are closed, Highway District 10 says, drivers can use Morton Boulevard as a detour route, and motorists can also use Ky. 80-Combs Road to access the Hal Rogers Parkway at Exit 56.

Paving is dependent on weather conditions and the closures may be postponed due to rain.