Work scheduled from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days

PADUCAH, Ky. (Sept. 4, 2024) – Jim Smith Contracting of Grand Rivers, a contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC), plans to have Kingsway Drive in western McCracken County blocked today, Sept. 4 and tomorrow, Sept. 5, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The closure is to allow work related to the ongoing $23 million U.S. 60 improvement project. That project will build a new four-lane section of U.S. 60 from the McCracken-Ballard County Line to just west of Kevil in Ballard County.

The new highway will run parallel with and to the south of the existing U.S. 60 through eastern Ballard County, replacing a 3.7-mile section of U.S. 60 that includes the “S curves” immediately west of Kevil.  The project will enhance safety and traffic flow along a section of highway that carries about 7,000 vehicles per day.

The project adds to U.S. 60’s four-lane segments in western Kentucky. It’s already four lanes along the 10.5 miles from I-24 Paducah Exit 4 to the McCracken-Ballard County Line near Kevil.