The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has installed additional mile point markers along Interstate 24 in McCracken County.
The new markers, placed every two-tenths of a mile, are intended to improve emergency response. Often motorists can tell 911 dispatchers that they are on I-24 but, with mile markers a mile apart, are unable to pinpoint their location.That means extra time for dispatchers to determine exact location, which in turn means delay in sending emergency personnel.The extra mile points will make it easier for motorists to accurately describe their location.
Transportation crews installed 56 signs this week mile between mile points 1 and 8. The idea of extra mile points was born in meetings of a joint-agency Incident Management Team in McCracken County.
The Incident Management Team is an inter-disciplinary group with a goal of improving safety and emergency response along I-24 in McCracken County. Other recommendations have included improvements in radio communication between agencies.
The estimated fabrication cost of the new mile point markers is $4,300.
The new mileposts in McCracken County cover the most heavily traveled section of I-24 in Kentucky. Approximately 40,000 vehicles travel I-24 between Exit 4 and Exit 7 in an average day.
