TrafficSaturday, November 7
I-69 lane restrictions and a KY 795 closure are expected in Marshall County Nov. 8-14
The 5AM Paducah team
If you're driving through Marshall County next week, expect lane restrictions on I-69 and a closed stretch of KY 795, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's District 1 office. The I-69 asphalt project runs from mile point 24.9 near Mayfield to just south of Exit 41 at Benton.
I-69 and I-24 work zones come with tighter limits
- 15 miles
- of I-69 under asphalt rehabilitation
- 55 mph
- speed limit in the I-69 work zone
- 10.5 feet
- width limit on the I-24 Ohio River Bridge
Source: Marshall County Daily.com
KY 795/Scale Road is closed at mile point 5, between Milliken Mill Lane and KY 782/Salyer Creek Road, for culvert construction.
- KY 795/Scale Road: local traffic only, finish expected late December
- I-69 project: expected to wrap up by mid-November
- I-24 Ohio River Bridge Phase 2: one lane each way until mid-November
- U.S. 60 at KY 305: use U-turn crossovers, done around year's end
Most of the region's road work is set to finish by early 2027
- Mid-Nov.I-69 asphalt project and I-24 Ohio River Bridge Phase 2 are expected to wrap up.
- Late Nov.Old U.S. 60 near Kevil is expected to reopen at the end of November, when the new corridor project finishes.
- Early Dec.U.S. 45 bridge over Jackson Creek north of Water Valley should finish, weather permitting.
- Late Dec.KY 795/Scale Road culvert construction is expected to finish.
- Jan. 2027KY 1820/County Line Road stays closed to through traffic until early January, weather permitting.
- Apr. 2027KY 408 bridge replacement over Goose Creek is expected to finish by the end of April.
Source: Marshall County Daily.com
Plenty more closures sit in other District 1 counties, including KY 1099/7th St. in Hickman, which has a marked detour via KY 1463. And if you're headed afield for deer, modern firearms season opens next Saturday, so we'd check your route first.
Sources: Marshall County Daily.com, The Paducah Sun