A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans a 3-hour detour for eastbound traffic along Interstate 24 in an extended work zone Tuesday afternoon in Trigg County.
Keith Todd, PIO for District One, says eastbound motorists should be prepared to encounter the detour starting sometime around 2:00 PM between the KY 139 Princeton/Cadiz Exit 56 Interchange and the U.S. 68/Cadiz Exit 65 Interchange.
He adds there will be a marked detour for eastbound traffic along KY 139 South to U.S. 68 East through Cadiz. The temporary detour is expected to be in place for approximately three hours to allow repairs to a damaged section of guardrail near the 60-mile marker.
Todd says the guardrail was hit by an oversized load attempting to travel the eastbound lanes of I-24 along the 13-mile work zone over the weekend. As a reminder for trucks, there is a strict 12 ft. maximum load width for eastbound I-24 in the work zone. There is a strict 15 ft. maximum load width for westbound traffic in the work zone.
