Bridge Rehab Project nearing completion
PADUCAH, Ky. (Nov. 13, 2024) – A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) plans to close one lane on Westbound I-24 at the 31 MM in the Tennessee River Bridge work zone starting Thursday, Nov. 14.
All traffic will move to the right hand or driving lane to allow crews to remove the remaining barrier wall and place permanent striping. Work is estimated to take about three days, weather permitting.
Then on Monday, Nov. 18, crews will move to Eastbound I-24 to remove the barrier wall and place permanent striping. The eastbound work is also estimated to take about three days to complete.
This is part of the ongoing painting and rehab project on the bridge.
Appropriate caution is required where equipment, flaggers, and construction personnel are along the roadway in close proximity to traffic flow.
Kentucky State Police or local law enforcement will have extra patrols in the area.
Local motorists might consider a self-detour via U.S. 62 and KY 453 to avoid the backup.
KYTC District 1 will attempt to notify the public when the project is completed.
Spartan Contracting is the prime contractor on this $16,353,000 bridge rehabilitation and maintenance project. The target completion date for all work is December 1, 2024.
The Interstate 24 Tennessee River Bridge consists of twin tied-arch suspension bridges at I-24 mile point 29.352 at the Marshall-Livingston County Line.
The 2,017 ft. bridge with a 534 ft. main span is also known as the Luther Draffen Bridge. The bridge opened to traffic in 1974. The twin structures carry approximately 30,000 vehicles across the Tennessee River in an average day.
The bridge is at Tennessee River navigation mile point 21.1, about a mile below Kentucky Dam.
