Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Holiday Shopping Guide
Let’s keep our spirits bright this holiday season! Construction already complicates traffic on the Lloyd Expressway. Add the extra congestion of holiday shoppers – we should all brace for delays. The Lloyd4U project team presents its own sort of shopping guide so you can spend less time in traffic and more time finding a great gift.
Our guide specifically focuses on four intersections in two popular destinations –Burkhardt Road and Cross Pointe Boulevard on the Evansville’s East side and Red Bank Road and Rosenberger Avenue on Evansville’s West side.
Let’s start on the East side
Now for the West side
December 15, 2025 – beginning of January 2026
During this time, traffic shifts to new lane configurations for westbound motorists only. The first several days after a traffic switch, intersections will typically see added delays as people adjust to the change. Plan ahead for extra travel time on these days. Slow down and watch for signage. Traffic will remain in this pattern for several months.
Now for the West side
Now through the approximately the end of December
The current lane configuration will remain in place through most of the holiday shopping season – unless you’re a last-minute shopper! Be prepared for delays during peak travel times. Check the TrafficWise maps before you head out and give yourself extra travel time.
End of December – next several months
Recently traffic west of Boehne Camp Road was moved from what we think of as the eastbound lanes to the westbound lanes so construction could begin on the south side of the facility. Soon work will be completed on the westbound bridges. At that time, traffic from Barker Avenue to Boehne Camp will also make that shift. Watch for updates on when the switch occurs. It is anticipated to take place towards the end of the year. Southbound drivers heading westbound take notice! Be cautious and look for westbound traffic before turning right. All other movements will be signalized.
How We are Trying to Help
As part of our ongoing efforts to keep traffic moving safely and efficiently through the construction zone, Lloyd4U crews will be adjusting signal timing and “green light” time to help more drivers make left turns.
Be aware that at times there might be a left turn signal phase before AND after the through traffic movement. The goal is to help empty the left turn queue often and keep traffic from backing into the travel lanes.
How You Can Help
Even with these adjustments, driver behavior makes the biggest difference. When motorists are alert and ready to move as soon as the light turns green, significantly more vehicles can get through each cycle. Unfortunately, distracted driving—especially phone use at the front of the line—often causes delays that ripple backward through the queue.
The project team continues to monitor traffic flow—particularly at the Red Bank Road westbound-to-southbound left turn, and the left turns from the Lloyd to Burkhardt, which tend to get congested the most. A few extra seconds of green time can make a big difference, but so can a few more attentive drivers.
Bottom line: Keep eyes up, stay alert, and be ready when the light turns green. A little awareness helps everyone move through construction more efficiently.
Other suggestions include shopping at less popular times of day or accessing shopping from the north or south. Check the TrafficWise map and plan for extra travel time.
Keep Things Moving
As construction continues, drivers may notice that some turns they’re used to making are temporarily restricted. These changes are intentional—and they’re in place for a reason.
In some cases, it’s about geometry: large trucks and 18-wheelers simply can’t make certain tight turns safely within the work zone. In others, it’s about traffic flow: when even a few cars stop to make a restricted right turn, it slows through traffic and reduces the number of vehicles able to move through an intersection each cycle.
We know it can be inconvenient, but when drivers make restricted turns, it slows everyone down.
Delays are typical during the holiday shopping season. We expect construction to make that even more of a challenge. Be alert, be kind and be merry!
