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Amber Hale
Information Officer
District 8-Somerset
606-677-4017– Office
606-416-2821- Cell

 Interstate 75 closure in Rockcastle County scheduled for April 23-25

Nighttime closure for bridge demolition

                                                                                                                   

SOMERSET, Ky. (April 16, 2018) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) advises motorists that Interstate 75 in Rockcastle County will be closed for two nights beginning April 23 to allow for demolition of the old KY 1505 bridge.

 

I-75 north will be closed to traffic beginning at 9 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 23 and will reopen by 6 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 24. I-75 south will be closed from 9 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 24 until 6 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 25.

 

Motorists traveling on I-75 north will detour via Exit 62 (Mt. Vernon) onto U.S. 25 and reconnect with I-75.

 

Motorists traveling on I-75 south will detour via Exit 76 (Berea) onto U.S. 25 and reconnect with I-75.

 

A new bridge was recently constructed on KY 1505 to replace the current structure as part of the ongoing $31 million I-75 widening project between mile points 64.5 to 69.  

 

The date and duration of work may be adjusted for inclement weather or other unforeseeable delays. Motorists can access travel and traffic conditions at http://goky.ky.gov or contribute their own reports at www.waze.com or via the Waze mobile application.

 

Traffic information for the District 8 counties is also available at www.facebook.com/KYTCDistrict8 or by following us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/KYTCDistrict8.  

 

 

 

 

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Start: 4/16/2018
Expires: 5/2/2018

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