Additional 55 MPH Speed Limit Signs Going Up on I-24 at Paducah Today
Crew to install additional speed limit signs westbound in median from 8 to 0mm
PADUCAH, Ky. (Nov 23, 2021) – Motorists and truckers traveling Interstate 24 westbound in the immediate Paducah area should be alert for a Kentucky Transportation Cabinet sign crew placing additional 55 mile per hour speed limit signs in the median from the 8 mile marker to the 2 mile marker today.
The crew will be working along the westbound lanes in the median for about four hours starting at 9 a.m., CST, today. While there will be no lane restriction, motorists are asked to reduce their driving speed and move over when they encounter this sign crew.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) reduced the westbound speed limit from 65 to 55 miles per hour in early August. The additional signage is part of an ongoing effort to enhance safety as traffic approaches the entry point for an Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) work zone that starts on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River.
The 55 mile per hour speed reduction starts near the Elmdale Road Overpass at mile point 7.364 extending westward to the I-24 Ohio River Bridge at mile point 0.0. The westbound merge point for the IDOT work zone is near the 1 mile marker in Kentucky.
KYTC traffic engineers have been working with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), the Kentucky State Police, The McCracken County Sheriff, Paducah Police, McCracken County Emergency Management, and other agencies since the IDOT work zone was established in March.
Additionally, KYTC has provided funding for enhanced speed enforcement efforts on this section of I-24. The Kentucky State Police are planning an enforcement blitz during the Thanksgiving holiday travel period.
Motorists should be alert for the KYTC District 1 Sign Crew working in the median area starting around 9 a.m. The additional 55 mile per hour signs will help assure motorists traveling in the passing lane are aware of the speed reduction starting near the U.S. 45/U.S. 62 Exit 7 interchange and extending westward through the Paducah area.
To get traffic advisories and alerts for KYTC District 1 counties via email please go to https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/KYTC/signup/13651 and click on the District 1 counties you regularly drive through, or for any of the specialty corridors you travel. Be sure to check your SPAM filtering to assure Gov Delivery is on your approved list.
Timely traffic advisories for the 12 counties of KYTC Highway District 1 are available by going to www.facebook.com/kytcdistrict1. You do not have to be a Facebook member to access this page.
Navigate traffic at goky.ky.gov, at waze.com, or with the WAZE App.
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