The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has plans for a couple of projects in Livingston County that are set to begin early next week and could impact some regional traffic.
A mobile pothole patching operation along Interstate 24 in Livingston County starts on Monday.
The mobile caravan will be working along I-24 between the Tennessee River Bridge near the 30-mile marker and the Cumberland River Bridge near the 33-mile marker.
This includes the KY 453 Smithland-Grand Rivers Exit 31 Interchange. The crew plans to start work along the eastbound lanes. Once work is completed along the eastbound side, the crew will move to the westbound lanes.
This mobile pothole patching crew expects to be on the road until early Monday afternoon.
Then, beginning Tuesday, KTC officials will place a daytime lane and load width restriction on the U.S. 60 Cumberland River Bridge at Smithland.
This lane and 8 ft. maximum load width restriction is to allow a detailed inspection of the bridge structure. This lane and load width restriction is expected to be in place Tuesday through Thursday from 8 a.m., CDT, to about 3 p.m., each day.
The U.S. 60 Cumberland River bridge at Smithland, also known as the Lucy Jefferson Lewis Memorial Bridge and the Smithland Bridge, is at U.S. 60 Livingston County mile point 12.348. The 1,817 ft. through truss structure was opened to traffic in 1931. About 5,100 vehicles cross the bridge in an average day.
The bridge is at Cumberland River navigation mile point 2.7, and 90-year-old bridge is scheduled to be replaced. Jim Smith Contracting of Grand Rivers is the prime contractor on the $63.6 million project to erect a new 1,912 ft. structure immediately downstream from the existing bridge. It is expected to be ready for traffic in the summer of 2023.
