Work is scheduled to begin the week of January 14th for steel and sidewalk repairs on the Indiana approach, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has announced.
Traffic will be
reduced to one lane in each direction 24 hours a day while crews replace
handrails and sidewalks and repair bridge expansion joints. Hall Contracting is
permitted two 30-day time periods for the lane closures, one for each side of
the bridge. Work will begin in the southbound lanes on Monday at
7:30 a.m., weather permitting.
The cabinet says about
15,000 vehicles cross this bridge each day. These travelers will have to slow down as the speed limit
in the work zone will be reduced to 25 MPH for the duration of the
project. The project will be signed as a double fine work zone.
Hall Contracting was given $1.07
million for the project, which has a completion date of April 15, 2013.
The painting of
the steel on the Indiana approach will be performed under separate contract this
summer. Lane closures on the bridge will not be needed to perform this work,
but some sidewalk closures may be necessary.
Actual starting date is
subject to change in the event of inclement weather or other unforeseeable
delays. For construction and traffic updates, visit http://transportation.ky.gov/District-5/Pages/District-5-Traffic-Advisories.aspx.
Traffic information for all eight counties in District 5 is also available at www.facebook.com/KYTCDistrict5.
Dial 511 or log on to 511.ky.gov
for the latest in traffic and travel information across the Commonwealth of
Kentucky.
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