Like any city, Lexington's traffic can be challenging during rush hours. Nicholasville Road has reversible lanes to help the flow. Be careful and aware of the lights as they change throughout the day to accommodate traffic and rush hour. A green arrow indicates appropriate lanes for driving; white turn only arrows indicate a center turning lane; a red X indicates lanes in use by oncoming traffic. Be aware of driving near UK basketball or football days. Downtown can be quite congested when UK plays at Rupp Arena, and Tates Creek Road and Nicholasville Road both move very slowly when UK plays at Commonwealth Stadium.
Most of the major arterial streets have multiple names, especially as you approach downtown. (Nicholasville Road, which is also US Highway 27, becomes Limestone; Harrodsburg Road, also US Highway 68, becomes Broadway; etc.) When you ask for directions, many locals may not know exactly what the street is called where you plan on going, so just remember that the same road may be called any of those three at your destination.
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