Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Weather swings causing interstate problems

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has placed message boards urging motorists to use caution along a section of Interstate 24 in Lyon County where a number of concrete pavement slabs have failed due to the recent extreme temperature swings.

Eastbound traffic will find rough pavement existing along about a 3-mile section of I-24 near the Lyon-Caldwell County Line. There are rough slabs along the right-hand or driving lane in this area.

Westbound motorists will find rough pavement along about a 10-mile section from near the Lyon-Caldwell County Line to near the Eddyville Exit. There are rough slabs along the right-hand or driving lane in this area.

Motorists should use extra caution.

The freezing and thawing in recent weeks with extreme cold temperatures has loosened some of the concrete slabs in this area. That same extreme weather has prevented maintenance crews from making immediate repairs.

It will take several days of 50-plus degree temperatures to allow the failed slabs to be removed and replaced with fresh concrete.