Thursday, April 9, 2015

Ky. 506, Ky. 654 paving starts Saturday

A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans milling and paving along several highways in Crittenden County starting Saturday.

Motorists should be prepared to encounter milling and asphalt paving operations at the following locations:

  • Ky. 506 starting at mile-point 4.196 near the Weldon Road intersection and extending to the 6-mile marker near Country View Drive, a distance of 1.8 miles.
  • The entire portion of Ky. 654 South from its junction with Ky. 120 north to the U.S. 60 intersection at Mattoon, a distance of 4.3 miles.

Motorists should be alter for one lane traffic with alternating flow controlled by flaggers. Appropriate caution is required.

Rogers Group Inc. is the prime contractor on this $512,988 group highway improvement project. The cost is just under $85,000 per mile.

The anticipated completion date is April 16, weather permitting.