Lane to close on southbound bridge

A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to restrict southbound traffic to one lane on the U.S. 41 Twin Bridges on Wednesday and Thursday.

The lane closure is to allow the replacement of two rocker bearings on a southbound pier on the Henderson side of the river. The work will require a lane restriction on the entire length of the southbound bridge.

The contractor will use four 100-ton jacks to raise bridge support beams about 1/4th of an inch to allow the old rocker bearings to be removed and new bearings to be placed on top of the pier. Preliminary work on this project started several weeks ago, but completion of the project had to be delayed to allow some additional fabrication of required materials.

The work will require one lane on the southbound bridge to be closed from approximately 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday and possibly Thursday. The contractor can also place lane restrictions on the bridge between 7 p.m. Wednesday and 5 a.m. Thursday, if necessary.

In case of rain, the lane restriction will automatically move to the next working day until complete.

The contractor is restricted to working during specific off-peak travel periods, with substantial penalties for keeping the work zone up outside of allowable working hours.

All southbound traffic in this work zone will move to the left-hand or passing lane. Southbound motorists should be prepared to encounter slowing and merging traffic near the entrance to the Trocadero Convenience Store. The work zone will have a 45-mile-per-hour speed limit along the entire length of the southbound bridge.

No northbound lane restrictions will be required for this project.

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Lane to close on southbound bridge