A Kentucky Transportation Cabinet contractor plans to close the northbound exit ramp from the Breathitt-Pennyrile Parkway at the KY 800 Crofton Exit 23 interchange in northern Christian County on Thursday.
Spokesman Keith Todd says the closure is to allow the contractor to haul concrete to their paving operation along the northbound lanes of the parkway.
The exit ramp will be closed from around 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Thursday, weather permitting.
Todd says there will not be a marked detour. However, message boards will alert northbound motorists on the Pennyrile who need to connect to KY 800 at Exit 23 to take the northbound exit at the KY 1682 Hopkinsville Bypass/Martin Luther King Jr., Way Exit 11 and follow US 41 North as a self-detour.
According to Todd, if the concrete pour is canceled due to weather conditions or the concrete paving is completed earlier than expected, engineers will try to provide timely notice when the ramp reopens.
This is the first of approximately four to five concrete pours required to construct a new concrete driving surface along the Pennyrile Parkway northbound lanes.
Todd says the first phase of the concrete pavement rehabilitation project along the Pennyrile Parkway runs from a mile north of the KY 2642 Overpass extending northward about 13.5 miles to near the U.S. 41 Ramp Overpass.
Hall Contracting os KY, INC., is the prime contractor on this $43.2 million rehab project with a completion target date of August 31, 2019.
Motorists should use appropriate caution where equipment, flaggers, and construction personnel are along the roadway in close proximity to traffic flow.
