Thursday, June 20, 2013

Bridge work to affect area traffic

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KyTC) plans maintenance work on a number of area bridges starting Monday.

KyTC District 1 Bridge Crew will be using a snooper truck that will require lane restrictions at the following locations and start times:
  • Monday, 10 a.m.: U.S. 68/Ky. 80 Lake Barkley/Cumberland River Bridge at Canton, also known as the Henry Lawrence Memorial Bridge at U.S. 68 mile-point 8.588 in Trigg County. Traffic will be restricted to one lane with an 8-foot maximum load width.
  • Monday, 1:30 p.m.: Interstate 24 Tennessee River Bridge eastbound lanes at I-24 mile-point 29.243 at the Livingston-Marshall County line.
  • Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.: U.S. 62/U.S. 641 Cumberland River Bridge at Lake City, also known as the Eureka Highway Bridge and the Blue Bridge, at U.S. 62 mile-point 2.852 at the Livingston-Lyon County line.
  • Wednesday,8:30 a.m.: U.S. 45 Ohio River Bridge in McCracken County, also known as the Irvin Cobb Bridge and the Brookport Bridge, at U.S. 45 mile-point 13.429 at the Kentucky-Illinois state line. Traffic will be restricted to one lane with alternating flow controlled by flaggers and an 8ft. maximum load width.
A work zone lane restriction will be in place at each of these locations for about one to two hours. Motorists should slow down and use appropriate caution where equipment, flaggers, and bridge maintenance personnel will be along the roadway in close proximity to traffic flow.