A work zone lane restriction along KY 131/Said Road in McCracken County is expected to remain in place through September due to additional work required on the Clarks River Bridge.
KY 131/Said Road is restricted to one lane with alternating flow controlled by an automated signal at the 2 mile marker between Reidland and Symsonia for ongoing joint replacement, maintenance, and painting of the East Fork Clarks River Bridge.
During the initial work engineers determined that the bridge bearings were not functioning properly and will need to be replaced. The bearings have been ordered and are being fabricated while a sub-contractor continues some additional repairs on the bridge support structure.
Traffic will remain restricted to one lane with an automated signal to control traffic flow while work continues beneath the bridge structure.
KYTC engineers have received a number of motorists complaints about vehicles, particularly trucks, failing to obey the automated signal, as well as reports of speeding in and near this work zone. Enhanced police patrols have been requested to maintian the safety of the public and workers at this site.
The East Fork Clarks River Bridge is along KY 131/Said Road in McCracken County about 2 miles north of the McCracken-Graves County Line. It is a popular cut-through for truck traffic between the Reidland area, Symsonia and Mayfield.
Motorists are reminded that ppropriate caution is required where equipment, flaggers, and bridge maintenance personnel are along the roadway in close proximity to traffic flow.
Euro Paint of Loweville, OH, is the prime contractor on this $1.3 million bridge maintenance project that includes several bridges in McCracken County. With additional work required at the site the revised target completion date is October 1, 2018.
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