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Traffic: Additional lane closure needed for Kennedy Bridge At prescribed times, traffic will be limited to single lane Click on headline for complete story, accompanying KHD map By Andrea Clifford, Public Information Officer Kentucky Dept. of Highways, District 5, Louisville, KY LOUISVILLE, KY (June 26, 2012) - An additional lane closure will be required in the construction zone on the John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge, which carries Interstate 65 over the Ohio River. During removal of the old latex overlay on the bridge, crews discovered today that the upper layer of reinforcing steel is too close to the roadway surface. To adequately cover the steel, crews must put down more concrete than was planned. The additional weight of concrete will prevent application of a special asphalt waterproofing membrane, as had been planned. The final driving surface will instead be concrete. The machines used for concrete paving are wider than can be accommodated in a single traffic lane. Therefore, traffic must be limited to a single lane for prescribed periods. Until now, southbound traffic has had two lanes - one on the southbound side of the bridge, which is three lanes wide, and a "crossover" lane of the northbound side, which is four lanes wide. Now, however, crews will be working on all three southbound lanes of the bridge. Beginning tonight at 8pmET, southbound I-65 will be reduced to the single crossover lane. Two lanes will be maintained for northbound I-65 traffic across the bridge. This traffic pattern will be in place until 5amET, on Wednesday, July 4. To help reduce congestion for motorists traveling from southern Indiana to Louisville, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) will be utilizing reversible lanes on the Clark Memorial Bridge during this phase of work. On weekdays, the four-lane bridge will have three lanes southbound to Louisville for morning rush hours. KYTC crews will set up cones by 5amET and remove them around 9amET. Local law enforcement will assist with traffic control. In the next phase of work, traffic will be restricted to one lane for northbound I-65 traffic and revert to two lanes for southbound traffic. The switch to this traffic pattern is currently scheduled to begin at midnight on July 4th. Vehicles wider than 9 feet are restricted from traveling through the work zone. The project area is along I-65 from the Main Street overpass in Louisville to the north end of the bridge in southern Indiana (mile points 136.2 to 137.3). Repairs will also be performed on four ramp bridges in the I-65/I-64 interchange. The schedule for ramp closures has been adjusted a couple of days as indicated on the attached calendar. The following ramps (shown in yellow on the attached map) are currently closed and will remain closed for the duration of the project:
In addition, the exit ramps from northbound I-65 to eastbound I-64/northbound I-71 and westbound I-64 (shown in purple) are closed through July 7th. Motorists should follow the signed detour via I-264. The construction is being done by MAC Construction and Excavating, of New Albany, IN. at a cost of $18.2 million. All work is scheduled to be completed by Aug. 15, 2012. The schedule and duration of work are subject to change in the event of inclement weather or other unforeseeable delays. For construction and traffic updates, visit http://transportation.ky.gov/District-5/Pages/I-65-Construction.aspx. Traffic information for all eight counties in District 5 is also available at www.facebook.com/KYTCDistrict5. Dial 511 or log on to 511.ky.gov for the latest in traffic and travel information across the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Andrea Clifford This story was posted on 2012-06-27 07:29:45
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