Closure of KY 1820 for Culvert Replacement Near Melber Community Starting on Tuesday, May 27

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Kentucky Transportation Cabinet • District 1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact: Carrie Dillard
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Closure of KY 1820 for Culvert Replacement Near Melber Community Starting on Tuesday, May 27

PADUCAH, Ky. (May 19, 2025)  The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) Graves County Highway Maintenance Crew plans to close a section of KY 1820, starting at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27, for roadway repairs.

KY 1820 will be closed at the 4.45-mile marker, near the community of Melber. This is between KY 2151 and KY 339/Clinton Road on the Graves-McCracken County Line.

Crews will remove an existing concrete box culvert that carries a tributary of Mayfield Creek under the roadway and replace it with a prefabricated aluminum culvert.

Work is expected to be completed by June 2, weather permitting.

Approximately 628 vehicles travel this section of KY 1820 in an average day.

KYTC District 1 will provide timely notice should the roadway reopen to traffic earlier than expected.

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