A contractor for The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) plans a work zone lane restriction along the westbound lanes of I-24 for repair work on the P&L Railroad Overpass starting Monday, January 7, 2019.
The work zone lane restriction for this overpass repair along I-24 westbound at the 28.5 mile marker will tie in with the I-24 Tennessee River Bridge work zone. Initially westbound traffic will move to the left-hand or passing lane on the overpass for about a week. Westbound traffic will then shift to the right-hand or driving lane for about a week.
This project is to repair damage caused when a low-boy trailer bottomed out on the bridge deck on October 23rd. The KYTC District 1 Bridge Crew was able to complete temporary repairs about a week later. A contractor is now returning to make a
permanent repair under a $137,000 contract. The work is expected to take about two weeks to complete, weather permitting.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is continuing to ask the public for information on the SEMI that damaged the overpass.
Sometime between approximately 11:00 a.m., and about 12:30 p.m., CDT, on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, transportation officials received a call from a citizen who reported that a truck pulling a Low-Boy Trailer had bottomed out on the westbound
P&L Railroad Overpass at I-24 milepoint 28.518. The trailer struck the joint on the trailing edge of the underpass damaging both the joint and the bridge decking. The damage created a hazard for other motorists.
Transportation officials are asking anyone with information about the truck to contact the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District One Bridge Division in Paducah at 270-898-2431, or contact the Kentucky State Police Division of Vehicle
Enforcement at 270-856-3721.
Police and transportation engineers are also asking the citizen who witnessed the incident to call in to provide any additional identifying information such as the type of load and a better description of the SEMI.