KY 453 back open south of Smithland

KY 453/Iuka Road has reopened at mile point 11.5 following the completion of a new concrete box culvert southeast of Smithland. The section, located between KY 937 (Cutoff Road) and Cothron Road, had been closed since mid-March due to flash flood damage.

A contractor finished replacing the damaged culvert, restoring access to a roadway that averages about 1,335 vehicles daily. The repair project was included in the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s District 1 Roadshow Report.