The
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to restrict traffic to one lane
on the U.S. 60 Cumberland River Bridge in Livingston County on Friday.
The
lane restriction on the Smithland Bridge during daylight hours is to
allow the KyTC District 1 Bridge Crew to clean and seal joints on the
bridge deck.
Motorists
should be prepared to encounter one-lane traffic with alternating flow
controlled by flaggers between approximately 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Friday. Delays should be minor, generally less than four minutes.
The
U.S. 60 Cumberland River bridge at Smithland, also known as the Lucy
Jefferson Lewis Memorial Bridge and the Smithland Bridge, is at U.S. 60
Livingston
County mile-point 12.348. The 1,817-foot through truss structure was
opened to traffic in 1931. About 5,500 vehicles cross the bridge in an
average day.
The Smithland Bridge has a 35 mph speed limit.
Appropriate
caution is required where equipment, flaggers and inspection personnel
are along the roadway in close proximity to traffic flow.
