ALERT: Traffic Backup along I-24 in Tennessee near KY-TN State Line

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Kentucky Transportation Cabinet • District 1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact: Keith Todd
270-898-2431 (office)
270-210-8009 (cell)
Keith.Todd@ky.gov

ALERT:  Traffic Backup along I-24 Eastbound in Tennessee near KY-TN State Line

Duration is unknown

PADUCAH, Ky. (April 5, 2024)  The Tennessee Department of Transportation reports a traffic crash near the 5 mile marker in Tennessee has created a traffic backup for both eastbound and westbound traffic on Interstate 24.

This backup impacts travelers heading from Kentucky toward Nashville.  Eastbound traffic is backed up to near the KY-TN State Line in Christian County.  There is a corresponding backup of less magnitude along the westbound lane from Nashville into Kentucky.

Duration is unknown.

Motorists may avoid the backup and associated delays by diverting to U.S. 41-A North at Exit 86 to connect with U.S. 41 South at Hopkinsville into Tennessee.  Another option would be to take U.S. 41-A South at the Ft. Campbell Exit to follow it around Clarksville and on toward Nashville.

Updates as new information becomes available.

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