U.S. 27 drivers face new school bus rules in Alexandria ahead of back-to-school season

School buses making stops along U.S. 27 will now bring traffic in both directions to a halt under a change to Kentucky law. 

The Alexandria Police Department is warning drivers of the new bus laws ahead of Campbell County Schools’ return to classrooms on Aug. 12.

In the 2026 legislative session, lawmakers passed changes to KRS 189.370, which governs when vehicles must stop for school and church buses with their stop signs deployed. Effective July 15, all vehicles traveling in both directions on a four-lane highway must stop for a bus with its stop arm extended and signal lights activated. 

The only exception is for highways separated by an elevated barrier or unpaved median.

The Alexandria Police Department said this change will greatly impact the flow of traffic along U.S. 27, as 10 stops in Alexandria along the highway are affected. 

“We ask that you please operate with increased caution in the vicinity of a bus during morning and afternoon pick-up and drop-off times,” the police department said on its Facebook. “Officers will be diligent in stopping violators in hopes to educate and raise awareness of the changes.”

Below is a list of all stop locations within the city limits.

• Orlando Drive
• Helen Drive
• 7717 Alexandria Pike (KinderCare)
• Meadow Lane
• Sunset Drive
• Lakeside Drive
• Wright Court
• Trapp Court
• Thatcher Court
• 9261 Alexandria Pike (Borrowed Babies Daycare)

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