Heartland Road Projects

Missouri

Bollinger County

Route 34 will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction from County Road 402 to County Road 808 near Marble Hill on Monday, May 22 through Friday, June 30 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Crews will be making pavement improvements. Paving operations are anticipated to begin May 30 after the Memorial Day holiday. As work is underway, flaggers will be present, and traffic will be guided through the work zone by a pilot car.

Butler County

Route 158 will be reduced to one lane as MoDOT crews perform pavement repairs. This section of road is located between County Road 343 and Route 142 near Poplar Bluff. Weather permitting, crews will be working Tuesday, May 30 through Thursday, June 1 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

Route 142 will be closed between County Road 267 and County Road 261 near Neelyville starting Monday, May 22. Crews will be replacing a bridge over Crane Creek Ditch. Work will take place from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. The project is expected to be completed Thursday, Aug. 17. The work zone will be marked with signs.

Improvements to Route 53 will soon get underway in Dunklin and Butler Counties. The project includes bridge work and pavement improvements from Route 25 in Holcomb to Route 67 in Poplar Bluff. As construction is underway, Route 53 will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction in each work location. Work will begin with improvements to the bridge located between County Road 211 and County Road 215 near Qulin. Next, crews will make pavement repairs and replace guardrail in various locations along Route 53. Asphalt paving will then begin at Holcomb and move north until reaching Poplar Bluff. The project will begin Monday, March 27 with completion anticipated by Wednesday, Nov. 1, weather permitting.

Butler/Ripley Counties

MoDOT plans to replace two structures on Route 142. The Butler County bridge is located over Cane Creek Ditch near Neelyville. The Ripley County bridge is located over Mill Creek near Gatewood. The projects will be let in January 2023, with construction starting as early as spring 2023. As work is underway, the road will be closed in the vicinity of each structure for about 3 months. Signed detours will be in place. Completion is anticipated by fall 2023.

Cape Girardeau County

City of Cape Girardeau says construction for the Sherwood/Brookwood Drainage Improvement Project will begin after the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 29. Brookwood Drive will be closed at Masters Drive near Dennis Scivally Park for a few weeks. Detours will be in place. After that, contractors will move to the Sherwood site.

Westbound Broadway St. in Cape Girardeau will be closed between Bellevue St. and Henderson Ave. starting Monday, May 22 for two weeks. Houck Pl. and Bellevue St. will also be closed between Broadway and Pacific Streets. The closure is for water line installation at Houck Stadium.

Route 72 will have a 12-foot width restriction as contractor crews work on the shoulder to install roadside lighting. This section of road is located between County Road 335 to Farmington Road near Jackson. Weather permitting, crews will be working on Monday, June 19 through Wednesday, June 28 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

Route 72 will have a 12-foot width restriction as contractor crews work on the shoulder to install roadside lighting. This section of road is located between County Road 438 to Missouri Street near Jackson. Weather permitting, crews will be working on Monday, June 5 through Wednesday, June 21 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

Route 72 will have a 12-foot width restriction as contractor crews work on the shoulder to install roadside lighting. This section of road is located between Oak Meadow Drive to West Lane near Jackson. Weather permitting, crews will be working on Friday, May 26 through Wednesday, June 7 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.

I-55 northbound will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction from mile marker 107.8 to 108.8 on Wednesday, May 31 through Friday, June 2 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. daily. Crews will be repairing pavement. The work zone will be marked with signs.

Route A between County Road 253 and Walnut St. in Whitewater will be closed 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily starting Monday, June 5 with completion anticipated Wednesday, Nov. 1. Crews will be replacing a bridge over Whitewater River.

Work will begin as early as August 15, 2022 on Siemers Drive. The city said the contractor will finish a list of repairs within a year. They include Siemers from 74 to Richmond and Siemers from Campster to Lambert.

Dunklin County

Route J will be reduced as MoDOT crews perform pavement repairs. This section of road is located between Route 153 and Route H near Malden. Weather permitting, crews will be working Monday, June 5 through Thursday, June 8 from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

MoDOT says Route JJ will be reduced as crews performed pavement repairs. This section of road is located between Route J and County Road 116. Weather permitting, crews will be working Thursday, May 25 through Thursday, June 1 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

Improvements to Route 53 will soon get underway in Dunklin and Butler Counties. The project includes bridge work and pavement improvements from Route 25 in Holcomb to Route 67 in Poplar Bluff. As construction is underway, Route 53 will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction in each work location. Work will begin with improvements to the bridge located between County Road 211 and County Road 215 near Qulin. Next, crews will make pavement repairs and replace guardrail in various locations along Route 53. Asphalt paving will then begin at Holcomb and move north until reaching Poplar Bluff. The project will begin Monday, March 27 with completion anticipated by Wednesday, Nov. 1, weather permitting.

Route J will be closed as contractor crews perform bridge replacement. This bridge is located between Route JJ and Route H. Weather permitting, crews will be working Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7 a.m. until around Saturday, July 1.

Mississippi County

Southbound Interstate 57 will be reduced to one lane as MoDOT crews perform pavement repairs. This section of road is located between exit 12 and mile marker 6 near Charleston, Mo. Weather permitting, crews will be working Wednesday, May 24 through Wednesday, June 7 from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.

Construction to replace the Route B bridge over I-57 is underway. The bridge is located near Bertrand. In addition to the bridge replacement, roundabouts will be built on either side of the bridge. Rte. B over I-57 is currently closed at the bridge location. It will remain closed throughout construction. MoDOT says northbound and southbound I-57 will be reduced to one lane in each direction for the duration of the project. The project is expected to be finished in summer 2023.

IDOT is alerting drivers traveling in the Cairo area that the U.S. 60/62 bridge over the Mississippi River will be closed to all traffic until further notice.

New Madrid County

Route M will be closed as MoDOT crews perform bridge maintenance. This section of road is located between U.S. 61 and County Road 421 near Marston. Weather permitting, crews will be working Tuesday, June 20 through Thursday, June 22.

Route 153 will be closed as contractor crews replace a bridge over drainage ditch #8. The bridge is located between County Road 253 and County Road 243/Route B near Tallapoosa, Mo. Weather permitting, crews will be working Monday, March 13 through Friday, June 30. Drivers should be aware this is the second bridge to be replaced on Route 153. The other bridge is located over drainage ditch #44, with a closure extending between County Road 535/341 and Route B. Construction of this bridge will be underway Tuesday, Feb. 28 through Wednesday, May 31, permitting. MoDOT says completing construction of the bridges simultaneously will minimize the duration of traffic impacts. However, the full length of the closure will extend from County Road 253 to County Road 535/341 as construction of the two projects overlaps. County Road 243 will be accessible from Route B to the town of Tallapoosa, Missouri.

Pemiscot County

Northbound I-55 will be reduced to one lane with an 11-foot width restriction from mile marker 9.6 to mile marker 11.8 near Steele starting Tuesday, June 13 through Friday, June 23 from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Crews will be replacing concrete. The work zone will be marked with signs.

Northbound I-55 will be reduced to one lane with an 11-foot width restriction from the mile marker 3.0 to mile marker 4.0 starting Tuesday, June 13 through Friday, June 23 from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Crews will be replacing concrete. The work zone will be marked with signs.

Northbound I-55 will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width restriction as MoDOT crews perform bridge maintenance. This section of road is located between mile marker 8 and mile marker 10 near Steele. Weather permitting, crews will be working Monday, June 5 through Thursday, June 8 from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

According to police, construction on a temporary floodwall will take place the week of May 15 at the riverfront in Caruthersville. While work is underway, the Ward Avenue riverfront entrance/exit will be closed for the next several months. The Carleton Avenue riverfront entrance/exit will be permanently closed. Police say all traffic going to and from the riverfront will need to use the Walker Avenue entrance/exit.

Scott County

Business 60 will be reduced to one lane as contractor crews improve sidewalks in Sikeston. This project is part of MoDOT’s initiative to bring roadway facilities into compliance with the current standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This section of road is located between East Street and Maple Street. Weather permitting, crews will be working Thursday, June 15 through Friday, July 14 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Route AA will be closed as MoDOT crews perform bridge maintenance. This section of road is located between County Line Road and Lynual Street, near Miner, Mo. Weather permitting, crews will be working Tuesday, June 6 through Thursday, June 8 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

North and southbound I-55 will be reduced to one lane with an 11-foot width restriction as contractor crews perform roadside work. This section of road is located from I-57 near Miner, Mo. to Route 77 near Benton, Mo. Weather permitting, crews will be working from 7 a.m. on Monday, May 8 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 1.

Weather permitting, work will begin Monday, Dec. 12 for intersection improvements at U.S. 61 and Malone Avenue in Sikeston. During the first phase of intersection improvements, the right turn lanes will be closed to allow work on the light bases. The current traffic signals will remain in use as new concrete bases are poured and new signal equipment is installed. This project also includes upgrading the sidewalks at this intersection. Additional information detailing impacts to traffic will be released as work progresses. The work zone will be marked with signs. Work is expected to be complete by Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023.

Illinois

Alexander County

IDOT is alerting drivers traveling in the Cairo area that the U.S. 60/62 bridge over the Mississippi River will be closed to all traffic until further notice.

Franklin County

Rte. 148 will be closed form just north of Yellowbanks Rd. to just south of Renfro Lake Rd. beginning Thursday, June 1 through July 28. The closure is for the reconstruction of Rt. 148. There will be a marked detour. Drivers will need to take Rte. 14 in Christopher, Route 184 and Rte. 149 in Zeigler.

Jackson County

IDOT announced there will be a road closure on IL 13 (E. Walnut St.) at the CN/IC railroad crossing about 0.1 mile east of the IL 13 eastbound (Walnut St.) and U.S. 51 (S. Illinois Ave.) intersection in the city of Carbondale. Starting Monday, June 5 at 8 a.m. and ending on Friday, June 9 at 6 p.m.

The city of Carbondale is alerting the public to an upcoming culvert replacement on East College Street over Piles Fork Creek. The city estimates East College St. will be closed for about one month, with construction to begin late summer 2023.

Johnson County

IDOT is alerting motorists traveling on I-24 in Johnson County of the upcoming two-year construction project beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, March 14, weather permitting. Traffic will be reduced to one lane. The project includes bridge repairs on multiple structures in each direction on I-24 from the structures over US 45 (Mile Post 14) to the Massac County Line at (Mile Post 24) and hot mix asphalt resurfacing. All bridge work must be completed by November 22, 2022, and the entire project shall be completed by November 15, 2023. Motorists should be aware of the 14′-3″ width restriction, reduce speed, be alert for equipment and workers and use extreme caution while traveling through all work zones. To avoid any delays, motorists should seek an alternate route. Emergency vehicles will be allowed through the work zone as quickly as possible.

Williamson County

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will temporarily close sections of Tacoma Lake Road on Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge for road repairs and re-paving from March 8 through June 30. The east and west entrances to Tacoma Lake Road, from Wolf Creek Road to Apache Drive and Gassy Road to the Devils Kitchen dam, will remain open but may experience temporary delays during the project. Rocky Bluff Trail and Line 13 Boat Ramp will also be closed at times.

Kentucky

Ballard County

KYTC and the Ballard County Road Department closed a bridge on Fraser Road on Tuesday, Feb. 14 after an inspection found issues with the substructure. This is the Buckler Creek Branch Bridge at mile point 1.238 on CR 1116. The bridge had previously been posted with a 9-ton load limit. It will remain closed until further notice. KYTC engineers will help the county road department with an analysis of the bridge structure to determine if the bridge can be repaired or needs to be replaced.

Calloway County

A KYTC contractor plans a work zone for pavement surface treatment and an asphalt overlay along a section of U.S. 641/Benton-Murray Highway north of Murray, starting Monday, June 5. This work zone runs from Robert Young Boulevard at mile point 11.25, extending north to KY 1824/Radio Road at mile point 12.348, a distance of just more than 1 mile. The project centers on KY 1429/Coles Campground Road and starts about a half-mile north of the U.S. 641/KY 80 intersection. The target completion date is June 16.

Crews will be replacing retro-reflective pavement markers beginning Friday, June 2 on a section of KY 80 near the Calloway-Graves County Line and KY 80 from U.S. 641 extending east to the Marshall-Graves County Line. Crews will be working in a mobile caravan during daylight hours. Drivers are urged to use caution and to expect lane changes. Work is expected to take a month to complete.

According to Murray State University, renovations to the Chestnut Street pedestrian bridge on campus will begin on May 15. They say the bridge is expected to close May 15, while a portion of Chestnut Street between the Curris Center and the Collins Industry and Technology Center is expected to close starting May 29. Both vehicular and pedestrian traffic should follow detour signs. Eastbound traffic should use 16th St. with Waldrop Drive being the last turn off cross street, while westbound traffic should use 12th St. with Gilbert Graves Drive being the last turn off cross street. The bridge and street are expected to reopen by July 4.

Fulton/Graves/Hickman Counties

Construction activities to allow I-69 to be extended from Mayfield to Fulton will begin ramping up from the Kentucky-Tennessee state line at Fulton to the end of I-69 at the 21-mile marker near the U.S. 45/KY 80-Bypass at the southwest edge of Mayfield. KYTC says there will be intermittent work zone lane restrictions at various locations. There will be a 55 mph work zone speed limit with an enhanced police presence in areas where construction crews are present. The two-year project includes converting the KY 339 Wingo Exit 14 interchange from a cloverleaf designed to accommodate a toll booth to a modified-diamond interchange with extended ramps designed for high-speed interstate traffic. Crews will also be making improvements to Exits 1 and 2 at Fulton, bridge deck and barrier wall upgrades, as well as guardrail and drainage work all along the parkway from Fulton to Mayfield. The target completion date is December 15, 2024.

Graves County

Crews will be replacing retro-reflective pavement markers beginning Friday, June 2 on U.S. 45 from the 19.6mm to the 20.6mm north of I-69 Mayfield exit 25. Crews will be working in a mobile caravan during daylight hours. Drivers are urged to use caution and to expect lane changes. Work is expected to take a month to complete.

KYTC plans to close a section of KY 945/Meridian Rd. starting on Monday, May 15. It will be closed at mile point 1.3 to allow a culvert to be replaced. This closure is along KY 945 between Gilbert Road and Hickory Road. The road is expected to close at 8 a.m. on Monday and remain closed for about 45 days. The Graves County Highway Maintenance Crew will remove an aging double concrete culvert to allow it to be replaced with a pre-fabricated aluminum culvert. The target completion date is June 30, 2023.

KYTC is adding an 8-foot load width restriction to the work zone along a section of KY 129, starting on May 1. The project runs along KY 129 from the KY 94 intersection at mile point 8.735 northward through the KY 2422 intersection to the KY 339 intersection at mile point 15.4, a distance of 6.67 miles. The target completion date is November 15.

KYTC closed a section of KY 534 on Monday, April 3 until further notice. It’s closed at the 2.7 mile marker due to a damaged cross drain. This is along KY 534 just over 2 miles south of the KY 348/Symsonia Highway intersection between the eastern and western sections of Dooms Chapel Road. Engineers believe the cross drain may have been damaged by recent flash flooding. There is no marked detour.

KYTC ordered the closure of a bridge on Poyners Chapel Road in southwestern Graves County due to the condition of the bridge support structure. Poyners Chapel Road (CR 1237) is closed at mile point 0.818 at the Little Cypress Branch Bridge southwest of Sedalia. This is along Poyners Chapel Road about 8/10ths of a mile west of KY 303/Cuba Road. They said an inspection of the bridge found issues with the bridge structure. The bridge will remain closed until further notice. The order was effective on Jan. 9.

KYTC and Graves Co. Road Dept. closed Martin Road at the Obion Creek Branch Bridge on Friday, April 3. It was closed after an inspection found additional deterioration of the bridge substructure. Martin Road (County Road 1214) runs between KY 303 and KY 83 just south of the Cuba community. The bridge is near the south end of Martin Road at mile point 0.5. The bridge is closed until further notice. This will likely be a long-term closure.

Hickman County

A KYTC contractor is planning a work zone lane and load width restriction along a section of KY 1772 starting on Friday, April 28. It will be down to one lane at mile point 1.19 to allow bridge deck overlay and maintenance work on the Bowles Creek Bridge. This is along KY 1772 in northwest Hickman County between KY 58 and Jones Road. The work zone will include a 10-foot max. load width restriction. The target completion date is June 15.

KYTC plans to close a section of KY 575 starting on Monday, October 3. The project will be from mile point 0.0 at the KY 58 intersection and extend northward to mile point 2.436 at the KY 123 intersection. There will be no marked detour. There will be no through-traffic on KY 575 at the paving site until the work is finished.

A KYTC contractor is planning paving at various locations along highways in Hickman County, including:

• KY 123 from mile point 19.563 at KY 808 Extending to mile point 21.78 at the KY 58 intersection
• KY 703 from U.S. 51 at mile point 0.0 extending to mile point 8.396 at KY 307 along a section where base repairs were completed last year
• KY 575 from KY 58 at mile point 0.0 extending to KY 123 at mile point 2.436
• KY 780 from U.S. 51 near the 4mm to mile point 5.288 near the Kaler Road intersection

Livingston County

Construction on the new U.S. 60 Cumberland River Bridge at Smithland continues with traffic expected to move to the new bridge sometime in late April or early May. The updated work schedule for the project includes: U.S. 60 highway connections tie-in finished and final roadway surfacing and finish work in April; traffic moved to the new bridge in May; and demolition of the old bridge in June-August. The target completion date for all work on the new bridge is Dec. 1, 2023. According to KYTC, the new bridge will have a 40-foot-wide, two-lane deck with a 12-foot driving lanes and 8-foot shoulders that will provide enough clearance for most farm equipment to cross without stopping oncoming traffic. The new bridge will not have piers in the water during normal river conditions to help river navigation.

Marshall County

KY 402/Aurora Highway east of Hardin and KY 963/Old Olive Road and immediately east of the Old Hardin-Olive Lane intersection will be reduced on Monday, June 5. Crews will be working on a deck overlay and other maintenance work on the a bridge that crosses an unnamed tributary to the Clarks River. Drivers should be alert for one lane traffic with alternating flow controlled by an automated signal. Some delays are possible. The project is expected to be completed July 7.

Crews will be replacing retro-reflective pavement markers beginning Friday, June 2 on a section of U.S. 641 North of Hardin and two sections of the U.S. 641-Spur at Benton. Crews will be working in a mobile caravan during daylight hours. Drivers are urged to use caution and to expect lane changes. Work is expected to take a month to complete.

KYTC is planning milling and paving along two sections of KY 795/Scale Road starting Tuesday, May 23. Drivers should be alert for active work zones at KY 795/Scale Road from mile point 0.0 at the U.S. 641 intersection, extending northward to Ross Lane at mile point 2.227. KY 795/Scale Road from mile point 9.1 at the U.S. 68 intersection, extending northward to the KY 1042 intersection at mile point 11.572. The target completion date is June 7, weather permitting.

According to KYTC, a contractor with West Kentucky Rural Electric Co-op will have a daytime work zone along a section of KY 1949/Wadesboro Road in the Oak Level area starting Monday, May 15 and working during daylight hours each Monday through Wednesday until about June 30. This is between the 10 and 11 mile markers, just south of the Oak Level Community and extending to just north of the KY 1490/Elva Road intersection. There will be a three-phase conversion work so utility poles can be replaced.

KYTC closed a section of KY 2603/Vanzora Road at the Soldier Creek Bridge on Monday, March 6 after inspectors found deterioration of the bridge structure. The bridge had previously been restricted to a 10-ton load limit. Damage to the multi-span timber pile structure indicated loads that exceeded that limit had been crossing the bridge. While inspectors were on site, several loaded semi trucks crossed the bridge. They said scour issues from recent heavy rainfall also contributed to the structural issue. The Soldier Creek Bridge is closed to all traffic and barricaded until further notice. A project to build a new bridge at this site is on the KYTC bid schedule for this spring. However, a successful bid would mean construction would not likely start until mid-summer.

McCracken County

Crews will be replacing retro-reflective pavement markers beginning Friday, June 2 on sections of U.S. 45 and U.S. 45 Business in Downtown Paducah, sections of U.S. 60 and U.S. 60 Business in Paducah, a section of U.S. 60 in Western McCracken County and sections of U.S. 62 in the Reidland Area. Crews will be working in a mobile caravan during daylight hours. Drivers are urged to use caution and to expect lane changes. Work is expected to take a month to complete.

Westbound lanes of U.S. 62 will be reduced to one lane from near Barton Circle extending to near the Brentwood Drive intersection starting Tuesday, May 30. Crews will be milling and asphalt paving this section. Some delays are possible. The project is expected to be complete on Friday, June 9.

KYTC plans to close KY 1286/North Friendship Road between U.S. 45 and U.S. 62 starting Tuesday, May 30. It will be closed to through traffic for the reconstruction of the road between U.S. 45 and U.S. 62. Business and property owners will have local access via each end of the project. Lakeview Drive will be closed at Magnolia Lane. Old Friendship Road and Seneca Lane will be closed at the KY 1286/Old Friendship Road construction corridor. It’s expected to remain in place until late fall. The target completion date for Phase I of the project is November 30, 2024. Drivers seeking to make a connection between U.S. 45 and U.S. 62 in the Lone Oak area should use the Connector Roads/Jack Paxton Boulevard at the I-24/U.S. 45/U.S. 62 Paducah exit 7 interchange.

The rehabilitation of a half mile section of Noble Park Loop (outer loop roadway within Noble Park) will begin on Monday, May 1. The project is expected to take approximately three weeks to complete. During the project, the half mile section of roadway to be improved will be closed to the public. Plus, the entrance/exit to Noble Park from H.C. Mathis Drive will be closed. The Cairo Road and Park Avenue entrances/exits to Noble Park will remain open. To leave the tennis court area, drivers will be required to exit on Gazebo Way (inner loop next to the lake).

KYTC plans to continue daytime closures of Old Friendship Road and Seneca Lane along the KY Hwy. 1286/North Friendship Road construction corridor the week of April 24. Old Friendship Rd. and Seneca Ln. will be closed from 6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day. This is to allow industrial haul trucks to move dirt. There will be no marked detour. The target completion date for Phase I of the entire project is Nov. 30, 2024.

KY 994/Old Mayfield Road in Paducah will be closed between Division Street and U.S. 60/Irvin Cobb Drive/South 21st Street starting Monday, April 17. This closed section of KY 994/Old Mayfield Road includes intersections with Alabama Street, Quarles Avenue, South 25th Street, and Chester Hack Drive. Crews will be reconstructing the roadway, which includes new curb and gutter and new concrete pavement. There will be no marked detour. Passenger vehicles may self-detour via side streets. Trucks should detour via KY 1310/Berger Rd, U.S. 45 and U.S. 60. Local access will be maintained for businesses and residents. The rehab project will require the roadway to be closed for about 11 weeks.

Pavement replacement work along KY 305/Cairo Road at the I-24 Paducah exit 3 interchange will resume at 7 a.m. on Monday, May 1. Frequent traffic shifts are expected. This work will prohibit left turns at the I-24 Exit 3 WESTBOUND ramps at KY 305/Cairo Road. Passenger vehicles and trucks seeking to enter or exit I-24 westbound at Exit 3 will be forced to make a right turn only at the ramp ends. No U-turn signs are in place at each end of the work zone. Normal turns will be allowed at the I-24 exit 3 eastbound exit and entry ramps. The traffic shifts are until further notice. The project is expected to be completed on Friday, June 30.

Trigg County

Crews will be replacing retro-reflective pavement markers beginning Friday, June 2 on U.S. 68 between U.S. 68-Business and I-24 Cadiz exit 65. Crews will be working in a mobile caravan during daylight hours. Drivers are urged to use caution and to expect lane changes. Work is expected to take a month to complete.

KYTC ordered the closure of a bridge on Jones Creek Spur (FS Road 172-C) in the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. They announced the closure on Thursday, Jan. 26. A routine inspection of the Jones Creek Bridge found issues with the substructure. The bridge will remain closed until further notice. The bridge is immediately north of the KY-TN state line in the southwestern corner of the county. Jones Creek Spur connects to Rushing Creek Road in Tennessee. The bridge was previously posted with an 11-ton load limit.

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