Weather permitting, a contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to reopen the U.S. Hwy. 62 exit 27 westbound entry ramp to Interstate 24 on Wednesday afternoon, April 25, 2018.
The U.S. Hwy. 62 exit 27 Westbound Entry Ramp to I-24 has been closed since December to facilitate construction work in the I-24/Purchase Parkway exit 25 work zone. Restoration of the ramp connection from US 62 to Interstate 24 will improve access and connectivity for businesses around the Exit 27 interchange and nearby recreation areas along Kentucky Lake.
This planned ramp reopening will require completion of some traffic striping work that is highly weather dependent.
This is in the I-24/Purchase Parkway exit 25 work zone that runs along I-24 in Marshall County between the 25 and 27 mile marker and along the Purchase Parkway between the 49 and 52 mile marker at the I-24 exit 25 Interchange. Reconstruction of the exit 25 interchange is aimed at allowing I-69 to be extended southward along the parkway in the future.
This work zone includes a 55 mile per hour speed limit with an enhanced enforcement presence and double fines for citations.
Jim Smith Contracting of Grand Rivers is the prime contractor on the $37.8 million interchange reconstruction project. The project is approximately 85 percent complete. The new I-24/I-69 interchange at Calvert City has a target completion date of July 1, 2018.