Traffic ADVISORY
A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans an OVERNIGHT closure of the eastbound lanes of Interstate 24 on Wednesday, February 27, 2019.
The eastbound lanes of I-24 will be closed and detoured to allow a concrete pour for installation of new joints on the I-24 Tennessee River Bridge at the 30 mile marker at the Livingston-Marshall County Line. The eastbound lanes of I-24 will be closed and traffic detoured starting at 6:00 p.m., CST, Wednesday, continuing to approximately 6:00 a.m., CST, on Thursday, February 28th.
Eastbound traffic will detour between US 62 Calvert City Exit 27 and KY 453 Grand Rivers Exit 31.
There should be no impact on westbound traffic during this closure of the eastbound lanes of I-24 at the 30 mile marker Wednesday night.
This eastbound closure of I-24 on Wednesday night is the 4th of about 8 overnight closures that will be required to facilitate installation of new joints on the I-24 Tennessee River Bridge. Once this concrete pour is completed, the contractor anticipates another overnight closure in about a week to 10 days, weather permitting. The contractor will attempt to provide timely advance notice when additional overnight closures are scheduled.
American Contracting & Services of Jeffersonville, IN, is the prime contractor on this $1.1 Million bridge joint replacement project.
The Interstate 24 Tennessee River Bridge consists of twin tied arch suspension structures at mile point 29.352 at the Marshall-Livingston County Line.
The 2,017 ft. structures with a 534 ft. main span are also known as the Luther Draffen Bridge. The I-24 Tennessee River Bridge opened to traffic in 1974. The bridge carries approximately 30,000 vehicles across the Tennessee River in an average day.
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