Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
Office of Public Affairs

For Immediate Release
March 13, 2009

Contact:

Chuck Wolfe
Chuck.Wolfe@ky.gov
502-564-3419
502-382-7665 cell 

Andrea Clifford
Andrea.clifford@ky.gov
502-210-5403
502-262-0777 cell

15-Ton weight limit to be posted for Milton-Madison Bridge
Deterioration documented during biennial inspection 

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is preparing to post a 15-ton weight limit for the Milton-Madison Bridge, which carries US 421 across the Ohio River from Milton, Ky. to Madison, Ind. 

A draft report from a biennial inspection performed in December 2008 indicates advanced deterioration on various components of the bridge. 

As a precaution, cabinet officials decided to post the bridge at a 15-ton weight limit while developing plans for repairs.  Designs are underway with the goal of awarding a contract in early summer.  The weight limit posting will be re-evaluated after repairs have been made. 

The posted limit has the effect of restricting commercial vehicle traffic from the bridge. 

Signs will be installed on regional routes to alert truck drivers to the weight restriction. 

Vehicles weighing over 15 tons must take an alternate route to cross the Ohio River.  The nearest Ohio River bridges are 46 miles downstream in Louisville, Ky. and 26 miles upstream near Vevay, Ind.

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