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ASHLAND — Work starts Tuesday on Kentucky Transportation Cabinet improvements at two Ashland-area intersections to boost traffic flow and reduce crashes, according to a news release.
Motorists should expect delays and intermittent stopped traffic on U.S. 23 at Russell between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday for steel work on the Kentucky Transportation Cabinetâs Ky. 244 viaduct replacement project in Greenup County.
Beginning today and continuing through Friday, steelworkers will offload and attach girders to newly built concrete piers on each side of U.S. 23 that will form the final link of the new Ky. 244 bridge.
Because work will occur over U.S. 23 travel lanes, crews will stop all traffic on the highway for at least 15 minutes when cranes lift beams from trucks and place them overhead. Contractors plan to place steel beams four times Wednesday and Thursday, and two times Friday. In addition, U.S. 23 will be restricted to one lane each direction.