KY 80 to close between Mayfield and Fancy Farm for up to 3 weeks
PADUCAH, Ky. (May 21, 2022) – A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) plans to close a section of KY 80 in western Graves County starting Wednesday, June 1, 2022.
KY 80 will be closed at mile point 2.85 to allow a culvert that carries a branch of the West Fork of Mayfield Creek to be replaced. This closure site is immediately east of the Cash Road intersection, about 1.5 miles east of the Fancy Farm community.
The contractor will install message boards and signage to alert the public to this extended closure. KY 80 is expected to remain closed at this site for approximately 3 weeks.
The contractor and KYTC District 1 will attempt to provide timely updates as the work progresses.
This extended closure of KY 80 is part of a Highway Safety Improvement Project (HSIP) between Mayfield and Fancy Farm. The overall safety project runs along 6 miles of KY 80 between Higgins Road intersection at mile point 2.38 and the intersection with Mike Lane at mile point 8.519.
Work that started in December included reinforcement of 4 concrete culverts and other work along the right of way. Generally, the contractor has been restricting traffic to one lane from time to time on short segments of roadway to facilitate delivery of concrete and other materials at specific work locations.
Approximately 3,300 vehicles travel this section of KY 80 in an average day.
Harper Contracting is the prime contractor on this $545,855 Highway Safety Improvement Project. The target completion date for all work on this safety project is October 1, 2022.