KY 473/Needmore Road in Ballard County to Close at Mile Point 15.28 Starting Thursday, Jan. 8 

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Kentucky Transportation Cabinet • District 1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact: Carrie Dillard
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KY 473/Needmore Road in Ballard County to Close at Mile Point 15.28 Starting Thursday, Jan. 8 

Bridge replacement project is north of Bandana

PADUCAH, Ky. (Jan. 6, 2026) The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is planning to close KY 473/Needmore Road at mile point 15.28, north of Bandana, in Ballard County at about 6 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, to start a bridge replacement project.

This is located along KY 473 between KY 1105 and KY 1782.

Transportation engineers anticipate the new bridge will be open to traffic by mid-March, weather permitting, followed by final paving in the spring.

Motorists are asked to self-detour.

Approximately 313 vehicles travel this section of KY 473 in an average day.

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MAP of KY 473 just north of Bandana in Ballard County