A contractor for The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) plans to restrict westbound I-24 traffic to one lane at the Interstate 24 Exit 25 Interchange in Marshall County on Wednesday.
Westbound I-24 traffic will be restricted to one lane in the traffic diversion between I-24 Exit 25 and Exit 27 to allow erosion control work and repair of a washout along the right-of-way within the diversion. The contractor plans to restrict westbound traffic to one lane along the diversion from about 9 a.m. to about 3 p.m., on Wednesday.
Local commuters should consider a self-detour via US 62 between Exit 16 and Exit 27.
This westbound lane restriction on I-24 is part of a larger work zone 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.
The work zone includes a 55 mph 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.