Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 1 Traffic Impact Report for Week of April 4-10
District 1 includes Fulton, Hickman, Carlisle, Ballard, McCracken, Graves, Calloway, Marshall, Livingston, Crittenden, Lyon & Trigg counties
PADUCAH, KY (April 2, 2020) -- KYTC District 1 anticipates ongoing construction activities at the following locations will impact traffic the week of April 4-10, 2021.
Additional projects may be added through the week with individual traffic advisory notices. More detailed information on these individual work zones, including location maps may be found via the KYTC District 1 Facebook page link below.
I-24 Westbound from Kentucky into Illinois
A contractor for the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has a work zone along Interstate 24 in Illinois from the Johnson-Massac County Line at the 24mm to the I-24 Ohio River Bridge at the 39mm. For westbound traffic from Kentucky into Illinois, this work zone starts on the Kentucky side of the bridge with a merge point near the 1mm in Kentucky. Westbound motorists traveling from Kentucky into Illinois should be prepared to encounter slowing and merging traffic as they approach this work zone. Eastbound and westbound is restricted to one lane at various locations with a max width of 14’-3”. The target completion date is November 15, 2022
U.S. 641 at Murray in Calloway County
U.S. 641 has an active work zone at the south edge of Murray with 2-way traffic running on base asphalt courses for construction of 2 additional lanes for about 1-mile from U.S. 641-Business to the Clarks River Bridge. Target completion date is July 1, 2021.
U.S. 641 in Southern Calloway County
Construction of New U.S. 641 has started from the Clarks River Bridge at the south edge of Murray to the KY-TN State Line at Hazel. Construction of this 5.6 mile section of new 4-lane will have no impact on existing U.S. 641 traffic during the 2021 construction season. Initial work includes culvert and bridge construction activities with minimal traffic disruptions on side roads in the construction corridor. The $37.6 million project has a completion date in the summer of 2023.
U.S. 60 in Livingston County
U.S. 60 has an active work zone near the 12mm at the edge of Smithland for construction of the New Cumberland River Bridge. Flaggers may be present from time to time to assist trucks as they enter and exit the work delivering materials and equipment. There is a 25 mph speed limit for westbound traffic and a 35 mph speed limit for eastbound traffic. The target completion date for the new $63.6 million bridge is Spring of 2023.
U.S. 641 at Benton in Marshall County
U.S. 641 has a work zone through downtown Benton from mile point 7.98 near the Town Creek Bridge northward to mile point 8.824 at the KY 348/5th Street intersection. It includes one-way sections of U.S. 641 along Main Street and Poplar Street in downtown Benton. Traffic is running on base asphalt courses. Due to additional work required to stabilize the base of the roadway near the northern end of the project, the compltetion date has been extended. The target completion date is now October 2021.
U.S. 62 in Western McCracken County
U.S. 62 has an active work zone with a 35 mph speed limit between KY 998/Olivet Church Rd and the traffic signal at McCracken Boulevard. The 4-lane section of U.S. 62/Blandville Road is being extended westward about 1 mile. This $7.7 million project includes new bridges across Massac Creek. Motorists should be alert for flaggers and traffic shifts to facilitate the work. Target completion date is December 1, 2022.
U.S. 62 in Western McCracken County
Motorists may encounter one-lane traffic from time to time along a 4.5 mile section of U.S. 62/Blandville Road between the McCracken Boulevard traffic signal and the KY 286 Y intersection. Initial work includes widening culverts and improving shoulders. Reconstruction of the U.S. 62/KY 286 “Y” intersection is expected to start mid-summer. Target completion date for this $2.4 project is October 15, 2021.
Fulton County
The Dorena-Hickman Ferry is CLOSED due to floodwaters at the Kentucky Landing (KY 1354 mile point 0.0)- Estimated until about April 11.
Graves County
KY 2151 in northern Graves County will be closed for 2 weeks starting Monday, April 5, 2021, at the 0.2 milepoint to allow the Mayfield Creek Branch Culvert to be replaced. This closure is near the south end of KY 2151 between KY 139 and White Mountain Road. KY 2151 is expected to reopen to traffic around 3 p.m., on Friday, April 16. Motorists may self-detour via KY 339 and KY 1820/County Line Road through Melber.
Trigg County
The U.S. 68 intersection with KY 139/South Road at the south edge of Cadiz has an active work zone to allow construction of an R-Cut. The contractor expects the arrival of additional permanent signage in the next few weeks that will allow completion of the project.
This traffic impact report is aimed at alerting motorists to work zones on mostly major routes. It does not include projects on rural secondary highways that have minimal cross-country traffic.
More detailed work zone information and maps indicating the location of these projects can be found on the timeline at www.Facebook.com/kytcdistrict1 and at goky.ky.gov.
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