Those who travel to Paducah frequently will want to take note that the Exit 4 interchange with US 60 will be closed for an extended period of time, beginning Monday.
With all of the exit and entry ramps closed, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says work can proceed with median barrier wall construction under and around the Exit 4 overpass. Once that concrete work is completed, the contractor will set a date for overnight closures of U.S. 60 to allow paving of the new double crossover diamond.
Travelers on I-24 who would normally take Exit 4 will be detoured to the I-24/KY 305 Paducah Exit 3 interchange. Traffic seeking to connect to U.S. 60 East into Paducah and to access businesses on the Paducah side of I-24 near Exit 4 will detour via Charter Oak Drive and Coleman Road.
Motorists seeking to connect to U.S. 60 West and businesses near the west side of the Exit 4 interchange will detour via Olivet Church Road and New Holt Road to reconnect with U.S. 60 near Kentucky Oaks Mall.
KYTC Public Information Officer Keith Todd encouraged local commuters who travel to and from the area to consider alternate routes via New Holt Road, Pecan Drive, and James-Sanders Boulevard to help reduce the number of vehicles traveling the marked detour through the Exit 3 interchange.
The Exit 4 ramps should reopen by August 12.
Approximately 28,500 vehicles travel U.S. 60 through the Exit 4 interchange in Paducah each day.