Drivers need to be alert for paint trucks and support caravans this week as a contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to ramp up paint striping around the area.
District 1 spokesman Keith Todd says a crew started work in Lyon County last Friday, with additional crews arriving in Crittenden County and Trigg County this week. He says the teams will then move westward.
According to Todd, much of this round of roadway traffic stripe painting will be along rural secondary highways, although there will be some striping work along Interstate 24, Interstate 69, and various 4-lane U.S. Highways through the region.
He says these crews may have to make up to three passes on each section of highway to paint the center lines and both outside edge lines.
Drivers should be alert for the paint striping crews that will be moving 45 to 50 miles per hour on 2-lane highways.
While traffic paint is designed to dry quickly, Todd says motorists should avoid driving through fresh paint.
The paint caravans will be on the road during the daytime, weather permitting.
The target completion date is September 15.
