Overhead Bridge Work to Impact US 23 Traffic at Russell
Temporary traffic stops planned this week, next
FLEMINGSBURG, Ky. (May 11, 2021) – Motorists should expect flagged traffic and delays on US 23 at Russell this week for bridge work on the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's KY 244 viaduct replacement project in Greenup County.
Beginning Thursday, May 13, contractors will install concrete forms atop the new KY 244 overpass on US 23 just north of the Ironton-Russell bridge intersection. The installation includes welding above US 23 travel lanes.
To protect vehicles, all US 23 traffic will be stopped for 10 to 15 minutes multiple times each day Thursday, Friday, and possibly several days next week, while welding crews work overhead. Flagged traffic is also possible on the existing Russell viaduct.
Crews will try to keep traffic impacts brief, but significant backups are likely on the heavily-traveled highway – as many as 20,000 vehicles a day use US 23 – as well as on the Ironton-Russell bridge. Motorists are advised to seek alternate routes during construction.
The $20.6 million Russell viaduct replacement project includes building a new KY 244 looping westward from US 23 to a new flyover bridge across US 23 and the railroad tracks on the river side to touch down where the old viaduct bridge connects to Bellefonte Street in downtown Russell.
Construction will continue through this summer. To learn more, view flyover diagrams and get project updates, link to District 9's "Russell Viaduct Project" at https://transportation.ky.gov/DistrictNine or bookmark the web page at https://transportation.ky.gov/DistrictNine/Pages/RussellViaduct.aspx.
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