Kentucky Transportation Cabinet • District 1

Work zone for construction of R-Cut at PTL Truck Lines entrance

PADUCAH, Ky. (October 29, 2022) – A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) plans to resume a work zone lane restriction along U.S. 641 North of Murray on Tuesday, November 1, 2022.

This work zone on U.S. 641 at mile point 10.9 is to construct an R-Cut intersection for the Paschall Truck Lines (PTL) entrance. This work zone is about 7/10ths of a mile north of the U.S. 641/KY 80 intersection. 

Some work has been completed at this site.  The work zone is going back up with all traffic moved to the right-hand or driving lane to allow the contractor to resume work in the median.  The contractor plans to modify existing drain drop boxes in the median to accommodate ongoing construction of the R-Cut at the new PTL Truck Lines main entrance.

Concrete work on the drop boxes is expected to take about 3 to 4 days to complete.  Paving of the remaining portions of the R-Cut and appropriate traffic markings to complete work on the R-Cut is expected to take about two weeks to complete.

Some delays are possible during the movement and placement of equipment to facilitate the work.  Appropriate caution is required where equipment, flaggers, and maintenance personnel are along the roadway in close proximity to traffic flow.

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