Public Viewing Areas And Time For Barkley Bridge Blast

Preparations are underway and the countdown has begun for the implosion of the old Lake Barkley Bridge Wednesday morning. If you plan to watch the Lawrence Memorial Bridge implosion, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet spokesman Keith Todd says they have two areas set up, specifically for the public to watch the blast but parking will be an issue.

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He also wants to remind people coming to watch the blast to be respectful of property owners.

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Todd says the window of opportunity for the public to view the blast will be between 6:30 and 9:00 Wednesday morning. He notes it will take the explosive team a while to make some final arrangements.

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Todd adds they will then get about a 15-minute advance warning to stop traffic on the new bridge, which will be halted for about two hours for the blast and to allow engineers time to inspect the new bridge.

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If you need to cross the new Barkley Bridge Wednesday morning, Todd says you need to so before 6:30.

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If you can’t make it out for the blast, you can watch live coverage on our home pages at wkdzradio.com and whvoradio.com, as well as listen to live updates and reports on our stations WKDZ 106.5 FM and WHVO 96.5 FM.

 

 

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