Orange Barrel Report October 22
KBSI FOX23 News at 9 p.m.
SIKESTON, Mo., KBSI — Southbound Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge maintenance.
This section of roadway is located from mile marker 93B to mile marker 93A.
Weather permitting, work will take place from Tuesday, Nov. 3 through Thursday, Nov. 5 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.
KENTUCKY– A daytime lane restriction is planned on the U.S. 51 Ohio River “Cairo” Bridge (connecting Wickliffe, KY, and Cairo, IL) between 8 AM and 3 PM Wednesday, Oct. 28, weather permitting, for guardrail repairs.
Expect one-lane alternating traffic. Watch for flaggers and use caution in the work zone.
An update will be issued if the work is completed ahead of schedule.
Overnight detours (9 PM to 6 AM) are planned on I-24 between Exit 27 (Kentucky Dam/Calvert City) and Exit 31 (Grand Rivers) on Oct. 26 & 27. Both eastbound and westbound detours are possible.
This is part of an ongoing project on I-24 in Marshall County. Crews are finishing guardrail installation and grading work. All work is weather dependent.
: Take Exit 27, follow U.S. 62 and KY 453 to re-enter I-24 eastbound at Exit 31.
: Take Exit 31, follow KY 453 and U.S. 62 to re-enter I-24 westbound at Exit 27.
Please allow extra travel time and use caution.
