Construction work along I-215 near the Airport Connector will force drivers to take a detour in the overnight hours Thursday.

The closure starts at 9 p.m. Thursday and is expected to end at 5 a.m. Friday. Drivers headed eastbound on 215, who are trying to get to the Airport Connector Tunnel, will be diverted off at the Las Vegas Boulevard exit. They will be detoured to George Crocket Road which runs parallel to the 215. That road connects back to the northbound Airport Connector east of Bermuda Road.

The detour is necessary because crews are removing construction barriers at the exit lane from 215 to the connector. The work will not impact drivers using westbound 215 to get to the Airport Connector Tunnel.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Allegiant Air is ending its short-lived service between Lexington and Las Vegas this spring, but it will continue to service flights between the Blue Grass Airport and Florida.

Airline spokeswoman Jessica Wheeler told The Lexington Herald-Leader that they were using twin-engine Boeing 757 planes for the Lexington-to-Vegas flights, but Allegiant wants those aircraft for service to Hawaii.

The company began service between Lexington and Las Vegas in November and the service will end on April 7. Customers with reservations beyond that date will be contacted by Allegiant for a full refund.

Allegiant also recently announced it will end service between Redmond/Bend, Ore. and Las Vegas in April.

The company will continue its flights from Lexington to Fort Lauderdale, Fort Meyers, Orlando and Tampa.