A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans a work zone traffic shift along a one-lane section on U.S. 60 at Sturgis in Union County on Monday.
U.S. 60 has been restricted to one-lane with alternating flow controlled by an automated signal from mile-point 6.361 to mile-point 6.734 to allow concrete pavement repairs near the Sturgis floodwall. Work along the eastbound lanes of U.S. 60 is nearing completion. Sometime Monday evening, traffic in this work zone will be shifted to allow concrete repairs along the westbound lanes. Some delays are possible during changes in traffic control required to facilitate this shift.
This is part of a larger project that will include asphalt paving along U.S. 60 from mile-point 6.734 near the Ky. 270 intersection to mile-point 13.077 near the Eagle Creek Bridge to be scheduled at a later date. The contractor has started base repairs along this section which will require short lane restrictions from time to time.
When asphalt paving begins, the contractor will restrict activity to reduce disruptions to school traffic. The contractor will be paving at night and on weekends to help avoid conflicts with bus traffic once school starts on Aug. 7. The contractor and Transportation Cabinet personnel have also been coordinating with Union County School District to avoid delaying the movement of school bus traffic through the work zone at the edge of Sturgis.
Roger’s Group is the prime contractor on this $1.66 million highway improvement project.
There will be no paving along a 0.38 mile section of U.S. 60 at the entrance to Union County Hospital. Plans call for this section to be reconstructed to add a turn lane for the hospital entrance at a later date.
