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The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

The Student News Site of University of Kentucky

Kentucky Kernel

A Lextran UK bus drives down Woodland Avenue on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Travis Fannon | Staff

Lextran awarded federal grant to purchase climate-friendly vehicles

Alexis Baker, Staff Reporter February 13, 2023

The federal government awarded Lextran, a public transportation system that serves Lexington, a $3 million grant to purchase 10 environment-friendly vehicles for its fleet. In a press release on Tuesday,...

Cars are parked in K-Lot outside Kroger Field on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Jack Weaver | Kentucky Kernel

OVERWHELMED: Not a lot of space in K-Lot

Bryce Towle, Reporter September 11, 2022

University of Kentucky’s Kroger parking lot, K-Lot, has become crowded as the largest incoming class in university history fills the campus. Students who hold the periphery permit struggle to find parking...

Cars drive through the intersection of Avenue of Champions and S Limestone on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, in Lexington, Kentucky. Sewer crews will have to dig a tunnel under South Limestone to replace a major sewer line. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Near-UK streets are made one-way, closed because of sewer construction projects

Kernel News Desk March 30, 2020

Starting on Monday, Bolivar Street will be made one way from South Upper to allow construction crews to complete a major sewer line replacement beneath the street.Additionally, the entirety of Avenue of...

An overlook of the Winslow Project as construction proceeds on November 13, 2019 in Lexington, Ky.

Near-campus street to go down to one lane in coming weeks

Emily Laytham January 28, 2020

Near-campus Winslow Street will be closed to one lane starting Wednesday morning of this week, according to a campus-wide email from Eric Monday, UK's executive vice president.In the email, Monday said...

A car drives through the intersection of West Short Street and South Broadway on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020, in Lexington, Kentucky. A major sewer construction project promises to disrupt near-campus traffic. Photo by Michael Clubb | Staff

Major sewer update near UK campus to disrupt traffic for over a year

Emily Laytham January 22, 2020

An expansive sewage construction project expected to cause major traffic issues for upwards of a year is rolling onto UK’s campus early this semester.The project, now years in the making, will impact...

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Long Boarders

Gavin Colton September 25, 2019

There are three kinds of long boarders on campus: ones who can ride, ones who shouldn’t, and ones who can’t ride yet.Last week, I saw a woman skirt into a Qdoba parking lot, cut-off Nirvana shirt and...

A two car wreck occurred at the intersection of South Broadway and Bolivar St. in the morning on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. Photo by Jordan Prather | Staff

Three sent to hospital after serious South Broadway crash

Rick Childress October 11, 2018

A crash at the intersection of South Broadway and Bolivar sent three people to a local hospital on Thursday morning, city fire officials say.A red pickup truck and a blue passenger car collided near UK's...

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Sorority house construction will cause temporary lane closures Wednesday

Kernel News Staff October 9, 2018

Between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Wednesday, traffic on Columbia Terrace will be blocked by ongoing construction on the Delta Delta Delta sorority house, according to a UKNOW press release. Columbia Terrace...

Construction near the Funkhouser building is obstructing common walkways used by students on campus. Photo by Emily Laytham

Construction near Funkhouser building means detours for students

Emily Laytham August 31, 2018

It looks like students hoping to cut through the Funkhouser parking lot on the way to their fall semester classes will have to cut their losses instead.Construction on central campus, which currently blocks...

South Upper Street near Bolivar Street is closed Friday due to repairs of a nearby water main break, UKNOW said in a press release. Photo by Sydney Momeyer | Staff

UPDATE: South Upper now open after water main break cleanup

Kernel News Staff June 29, 2018

UPDATE: As of 12:30 p.m. Friday, South Upper Street near Bolivar Street is open to traffic, according to UK Public Relations staff.Repairs on a near-campus water main break could continue to slow traffic...

Bikers ride on Rose Street on campus in Lexington, Ky., on Tuesday, September 24, 2013. Photo by Tessa Lighty |Staff

No more drop-offs before class on Rose Street

Paidin Dermody September 11, 2016

Traffic on Rose Street near Columbia Avenue is being blocked for non-authorized vehicles in an effort to enhance pedestrian safety in the highly congested area. A UK police officer and parking attendants...

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