West Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative (WKRECC) plans to block traffic on a section of Interstate 24 in Marshall County in the early morning hours of Tuesday, August 30, 2016.
West Kentucky Rural Electri cplans to close Interstate 24 for about one hour starting at 4:00 a.m., CDT, Tuesday, to allow relocation of a power transmission line near the 26 mile marker in Marshall County. This is in the existing work zone along Interstate 24 between the I-24/Purchase Parkway Exit 25 Interchange and the I-24/US 62 Exit 27 Interchange at Calvert City. This closure is for both eastbound and westbound traffic.
Traffic will be detoured around the closure point via US 62 and the Purchase Parkway. WKRECC anticipates no power outages as a result of this transmission line move.
Kentucky State Police and other law enforecment agencies will assist with traffic control during the closure. Variable message boards will provide instructions for motorists as they approach this closure point.
Motorists should be alert for slowing and stopped traffic as they approach the closure point on Tuesday morning. Again, the closure is expected to start at 4:00 a.m., and last for about one hour.
This brief closure of Interstate 24 is part of ongoing utility relocation work for reconstruction of the I-24/Purchase Parkway Interchange at Calvert City to allow Interstate 69 to be extended southward along the parkway in the future.
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