A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to restrict eastbound traffic on Interstate 24 in Kentucky to one lane starting near the 51 mile marker on Friday.
According to a news release, this work zone runs from the 51 to 69 mile markers through parts of Lyon, Caldwell, and Trigg counties. When installation begins Friday, the eastbound lane restriction will lengthen as the barrier wall installation progresses.
Eastbound motorists should be alert for trucks hauling barrier wall sections to the installation site. Once the more than 13 miles of centerline barrier wall is in place, the contractor will set a date for westbound traffic to be shifted to one lane.
The work zone will have a strictly enforced 55 miles per hour speed limit with an enhanced police presence.
Truckers should be aware there will be two different maximum load widths – 15 feet for eastbound vehicles and 12 feet for those going west, due to the barrier wall.
A section of the westbound pavement repair work from the Trigg-Christian County line near the 69 mile marker to the U.S. 68 Cadiz-Hopkinsville Exit 65 interchange will be completed with lane restrictions using construction barrels only. The target completion date is December 1.