Interstate 24 in Trigg County reopened around 2 pm Tuesday after being shut down for nearly 24 hours due to a tractor-trailer crash Monday afternoon.
A nine-mile section of I-24 between the Cadiz and Blue Springs exits was closed Monday afternoon after a semi-trailer crashed and caught fire. The driver was taken to an area hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the crash.
District 1 spokesman Keith Todd with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said the section of road where the crash occurred needed extensive repairs.
click to download audioTraffic was rerouted off I-24 and onto U.S. 68 and Kentucky 139. Trigg County Dispatch said there were at least five secondary wrecks or incidents where tractor-trailers got stuck on the detour route.
Todd said there are marked detour routes but large trucks have opted to ignore them and take smaller country roads not designed for their use. And that has caused problems.
click to download audioMonday’s crash on the interstate is the fifth in the last three months in the work zone. Four of the five resulted in secondary crashes along the detour route in Trigg County. Todd says he can’t put his finger on why so many crashes are happening in the Trigg County construction zone.
click to download audioThe construction work on I-24 is expected to be completed in December.
