UPDATE
Some of the potholes along the northbound lane of the Purchase Parkway at the entry
to this work zone are being patched with concrete. Traffic has been moved over at
the initial traffic shift to allow room for this concrete patching. Northbound
traffic will continue to be moved over at the site until about Noon Thursday to
allow time for the concrete to cure.
There will likely be a police presence at this location during peak travel periods.
Northbound motorists on the Purchase Parkway should use appropriate caution at the
work zone entry point.
ORIGINAL STORY
A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans pothole patching along
the northbound lanes of the Purchase Parkway in the I-24/Purchase Parkway Exit 25
Interchange work zone at Calvert City starting at 9 a.m., TODAY.
Northbound traffic on the Purchase Parkway will have to be halted a few minutes at a
time in I-24/Purchase Parkway Exit 25 work zone to facilitate the work. Northbound
motorists entering the work zone should be alert for a roving work crew. The work
is expected to start at 9 a.m., CST, and should take about 2 hours to complete.
Again, depending on the location, northbound traffic may have be halted for a few
minutes from time to time to facilitate the work. Northbound motorists should be
alert for stopped traffic.
The contractor is attempting to be pro-active in attacking potholes in this work zone.
This work is zone is 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 interchange is aimed at allowing I-69 to be
extended southward along the parkway in the future.
The work zone includes a 55 mile per hour speed limit with an enhanced enforcement
presence and double fines for citations. Some of the crossovers and more restricted
sections of the parkway have a 45 mile per hour work zone speed limit for safety.
As a reminder, both eastbound and westbound I-24 traffic is running on a diversion
through this work zone between I-24 Exit 25 and Exit 27. This construction corridor
has a high level of ongoing construction activity. Appropriate caution is required.
Jim Smith Contracting of Grand Rivers is the prime contractor on the $37.8 million
interchange reconstruction project. The new I-24/I-69 interchange at Calvert City
has a target completion date of July 1, 2018.
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