Directions to EKCEP Central Office in Hazard, KY
from Bowling Green, KY    

 

If you are coming from Bowling Green, follow this route to Hazard, KY:

  1. Take Interstate 65 northward toward Louisville.
  2. About 16 miles from Bowling Green, take the Louie B. Nunn (formerly Cumberland) Parkway
    eastward past Glasgow to Somerset. (The parkway begins at this interchange.)
  3. At Somerset, take KY 80 eastward to London. (The Nunn Parkway ends at Somerset.)
  4. At London, stay on KY 80 until it becomes the Hal Rogers (formerly Daniel Boone) Parkway, shortly after you cross over I-75. The Rogers Parkway will take you past Manchester to Hazard.
  5. As you near Hazard, you will pass through two traffic lights. Stay in the right lane and take
    the Hazard/Jackson exit (Exit 59) immediately after the second traffic light.
  6. At the traffic light at the end of the exit ramp, turn right. This puts you on KY 15 heading toward Hazard.
  7. Continue to go straight on KY 15 through three traffic lights.
  8. After the third traffic light, you will start down a hill. Get into the left lane as soon as
    possible. The downhill stretch turns into a sharp "buttonhook" turn. Stay in the left lane.
    There is a traffic light at the intersection at the bottom of the hill.
  9. At the traffic light at the bottom of the hill, turn left. You are now on North Main Street,
    running parallel to the river.
  10. You will soon see basketball courts on your right, along with a two-story stone
    tower. At this point, Memorial Drive branches off of Main and heads uphill to the left. The EKCEP Central Office is in the building at the corner of North Main and Memorial Dr., directly across Main from the stone tower. (The building is a four-story, red brick building with green awnings and shutters and some beige trim.)
  11. Parking is available in the lot adjacent to the building, or in the lot across Memorial Dr. (behind the building) marked "Parking for Hazvest Building Only," or in the lot across Main St. from the front
    of the building.
  12. Take the outdoor front steps up to the second-floor lobby, then take the inside steps
    up one flight to the EKCEP offices on the third floor.

Misc. Travel Details:

  • The Louie B. Nunn Parkway is all four-lane road. From I-65 to Somerset is
    approximately 95 miles. The speed limit is 65 m.p.h.
  • London is approximately 33 miles from Somerset via KY 80.
  • Hazard is approximately 60 miles east of London via the Hal Rogers (formerly
    Daniel Boone) Parkway. The Rogers Parkway is a two-lane road with passing lanes
    added on long uphill sections. The speed limit is 55 m.p.h.