Traffic on the U.S. 60 Tennessee River Bridge at Ledbetter will be restricted to one lane starting Monday.
The lane restriction during daylight hours is to allow a detailed inspection of the bridge structure.
Traffic will be restricted to one lane with alternating flow controlled by flaggers between approximately 8 a.m., and 3 p.m., weekdays only for about one week.
Motorists should be alert for slowing and stopped traffic in the work zone. Travel delays should be less than 4 minutes. Motorists should be alert for equipment, flaggers and maintenance personnel on the bridge deck.
All Kentucky bridges get a detailed inspection every two years with long-span bridges subject to additional walk-through inspections from time to time. The bridge was opened to traffic in 1931 and now carries approximately 7,800 vehicles across the Tennessee River in an average day.
A new bridge is being constructed approximately 1,500 feet upstream from the existing bridge.
