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Motorists should use appropriate caution when encountering a paint caravan
PADUCAH, Ky. (May 28, 2023) – A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) will have a traffic paint crew working in KYTC District 1 starting Tuesday, May 30, 2023.
The crew plans to work in McCracken County for several days, then move into the surrounding counties.
The crew will be applying yellow center-line paint. The caravan will be on the road during daylight hours anytime weather allows.
Motorists are reminded to avoid driving through wet paint. While the crews use a special paint that generally dries in about 5 minutes, driving through wet paint during the first few minutes after it is applied is not advised.
Motorists should be alert for a traffic paint caravan that will generally consist of a paint truck and two or three escort vehicles moving at about 45 miles per hour on 2-lane highways. Paint crews will attempt to pull off to allow traffic to pass when practical.
KYTC District 1 and the paint contractor will attempt to provide more specific information about routes the paint crew will be working as the schedule firms up for additional counties.
Reynolds Striping is the prime contractor on this traffic stripe paint project.
Appropriate caution is required whenever motorists encounter a mobile work caravan.
To get traffic advisories and alerts for KYTC District 1 counties via email please go to https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/KYTC/signup/13651. Click on the District 1 counties you regularly drive through, or on any of the specialty corridors you travel. Check your SPAM filtering to assure Gov Delivery is on your approved list.
Timely traffic advisories for the 12 counties of KYTC Highway District 1 are available by going to www.facebook.com/kytcdistrict1. You do not have to be a Facebook member to access this page.
Navigate traffic at goky.ky.gov, at waze.com, or with the WAZE App.
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