Orange Barrel Report February 26
FOX23 News at 9 p.m.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., (KBSI) Route J in Stoddard County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge maintenance.
This section of roadway is located from County Road 249 to County Road 410 near Bloomfield, Missouri.
Weather permitting, work will take place Monday, March 16 and Tuesday, March 17 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is planning a lane restriction on the U.S. 51 Ohio River “Cairo” Bridge connecting Wickliffe, Ky., and Cairo, Ill., on Friday, Feb. 27 for bridge deck repairs.
Motorists should expect one-lane traffic with alternating flow controlled by flaggers between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Please use caution in the work zone.
A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is planning lane restrictions on Interstate 24 in Lyon County starting as early as Wednesday, Mar. 4, weather permitting, as part of an interstate asphalt rehab project spanning about 10 miles in Lyon and Caldwell counties.
The project will run from mile points 45.1 to 55.4, between Exit 45 (KY 293) in Lyon County and Exit 56 (KY 139) in Caldwell County. During the first phase, crews will work in Lyon County only, nearer to Exit 45.
For approximately six weeks, motorists should expect one lane in each direction on I-24 in about a five-mile stretch between mile points 45.1 and 50, as crews construct a crossover. Watch for signage and be prepared to shift into the right-hand lanes in the work zone.
Around late April, traffic will shift to the eastbound lanes in a head-to-head configuration using the newly constructed crossover, as both westbound lanes close for full-depth paving. A temporary barrier wall will be in place along the center of the eastbound lanes to safely accommodate two-way traffic.
In the fall, during the next phase of the project, lane restrictions and crossover construction will occur in the next five-mile segment between mile points 50 to 55.4, spanning two counties. In December, work will pause for the winter and resume in spring 2027.
