U.S. 62 bridge work will require detours at Hardin-Nelson county line

Bridge work at the Hardin-Nelson county line will require detours next week. 

Demolition and replacement work is scheduled to begin Monday on the U.S. 62 bridge over Rolling Fork Slough near the county line, and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says full closure of the bridge will allow the project to be completed as quickly as possible.

Drivers on the west side of the bridge will be directed to travel via U.S. 62 to Interstate 65 in Elizabethtown and use the Bluegrass Parkway eastbound toward Bardstown and Lexington. Drivers on the east side of the bridge will be directed to use KY 52 to and from the Bluegrass Parkway. Electronic message boards have been placed in the area of the bridge to alert travelers of the upcoming work and detours.

A 90-day closure was included in the $2.38 million contract that was awarded to E and B Paving LLC for the bridge replacement. The bridge is expected to reopen around September 20.

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