If you're heading from Owensboro to Madisonville or Henderson to Madisonville or Madisonville to Henderson or Owensboro this weekend, you need to read this.  The KY Transportation Cabinet is reminding motorists that two ramps of the Audubon/Pennyrile Parkways will be closed starting at 7pm this evening.

From the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet:

The contractor plans to close the Pennyrile Parkway southbound ramp to eastbound Audubon Parkway and the westbound Audubon Parkway ramp to northbound Pennyrile Parkway starting promptly at 7:00 p.m., CDT, on Friday.

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These ramp closures at Audubon Parkway Exit 0 and Pennyrile Parkway Exit 77 are to allow a bridge deck overlay on the interchange overpass and to allow concrete pavement repairs along the ramps.

The contractor has up to 21 days to complete the ramp work as part of ongoing rehabilitation along the Audubon Parkway from mile point 0.0 to mile point 8.5 in Henderson County. There will be a marked detour to assist motorists around these ramp closures.

The detour for the southbound Pennyrile to eastbound Audubon ramp follows US 41 South to the KY 425 Henderson Bypass, then via the Pennyrile northbound lanes to reach the Audubon Parkway eastbound.

The detour for the westbound Audubon to northbound Pennyrile follows the Audubon southbound exit ramp to the Pennyrile southbound lanes, then west on the KY 425 Henderson Bypass to reach US 41 North to return to the Pennyrile northbound lanes.

To help avoid safety issues created by motorists attempting to make illegal U-Turns on the Pennyrile Parkway during recent similar ramp work, KYTC personnel will be blocking off crossover points along the Pennyrile near the Audubon Parkway Interchange.  The Transportation Cabinet will also be asking for an enhanced law enforcement presence.

Once work is completed on these ramps and they are reopened to traffic, the contractor plans similar rehab work along the remaining ramps in the Audubon Parkway/Pennyrile Parkway interchange.

Motorists who regularly travel through the Audubon Pkwy/Pennyrile Pkwy Exit 77 Interchange at Henderson should be aware of these planned ramp closures and be prepared to follow the marked detour.

Timely traffic advisories for the 11 counties of KYTC Highway District 2 are available by going to www.facebook.com/kytcdistrict2. You do not have to be a Facebook member to access this page.

 

 

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