CSX Corporation to perform railroad maintenance operations on KY 296 (Main Street) in Whitley County beginning Thursday, August 21

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Kentucky Transportation Cabinet • District 11

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact: Les Dixon
606-598-2145 (office)
606-682-2799 (cell)
Les.Dixon@ky.gov

CSX Corporation to perform railroad maintenance operations on KY 296 (Main Street) in Whitley County beginning Thursday, August 21

MANCHESTER, Ky. (August 20, 2025) – CSX Corporation has advised that railroad maintenance operations on KY 296 at mile point 1.6 (Main Street) in Whitley County will take place Thursday, August 21 from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.

Motorists can detour via 10th Street to KY 92 to U.S. 25.

The date, time, and duration of work may be adjusted if inclement weather or other unforeseen delays occur.

Motorists can access travel and traffic conditions at http://goky.ky.gov or contribute their own reports at www.waze.com or via the Waze mobile application. You can also get traffic information for District 11 counties at www.facebook.com/KYTCDistrict11 or by following us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/KYTCDistrict11.

This message is provided as a courtesy of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

A map of the project is available here: CSX_Detour-01.jpg

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