The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KyTC) reports production blasting in the Crayne area is expected to begin seven to 10 days after the test shot has been performed next week. Once this starts, blasting will continue about every one to two days and will take place at noon on the days it will be done.
Blasting for the $18.6 million project will be isolated to the area between Crayne Cemetery Road and Lloyd Road southeast of the Crayne community. Residents living in that area will hear an audible warning signal before blasting takes place.
The contractor, Road Builders and Parkway Construction of Greenville, and KyTC engineers will coordinate efforts to provide updated information to the public as the test shot schedule firms up over the next several days. Once the test blast is executed, production blasting is expected to commence approximately one week from that day
The highway improvement project to build a four-lane section between Marion and Fredonia has been more than a decade in the works.
