MURRAY – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) announced this morning that the contractor tasked with milling and paving along U.S. 641/12th Street is scheduled to start the project later on Thursday, Aug. 7.
KYTC District 1 Public Information Officer Carrie Dillard told The Sentinel last month that the process will include fine milling around curbs and ramps, and she characterized the paving process as a “thin overlay.”
In anticipation of the project, the Murray Street Department replaced six manholes – one on Glendale Road, near the intersection with 12th Street, and five on the east side of the street from Glendale to Pogue Avenue, just south of Sycamore Street. According to Mayor Bob Rogers, after the city received notification about KYTC’s repaving project, officials asked the cabinet to delay the project to give the city time to replace the manholes.
The work zone will span the length of the city, from near Tabard Drive on the south side, at mile point 6.6, to KY 80 just north of Murray, at mile point 11. All of the work will take place at night, from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Weather permitting, the work is expected to be complete in three weeks.
The contractor will have two crews working simultaneously. Motorists should expect closures in both the northbound and southbound directions. Flaggers, signage and message boards will direct motorists to shift into the open lane in the work zone. KYTC urges the public to use appropriate caution when traveling in the work zone.
