It’s been three decades since a scenic stretch of highway between Lexington and Paris came under formal evaluation. Eventually converted to a divided four-lane road, Paris Pike is now known as both a safe and eye-catching route between the two bluegrass communities.
Traci Wade is a planning manager for the Urban County Government. She is associated with the Paris Pike Corridor Commission, which evaluates land use along the 15-mile connection between Lexington and Paris. It’s been 20 years since the four-lane Paris Pike opened to traffic. Wade said an evaluation to determine the best realignment began ten years earlier in 1993.
