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Below is a list of all current press releases.  To view the full text, click on the press release title.

• NORTHBOUND INTERSTATE 71 LANES TO BE REOPENED
  Thursday, May 24, 2012
  Bridge deck repairs on northbound Interstate 71 in Jefferson County are being completed ahead of schedule. Work was scheduled to be completed by 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 26th, but due to the good weather crews will be finishing the work this morning. All lanes should be open by noon today and construction work will not take place over the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
• PREPARATORY WORK TO BEGIN ON KENNEDY BRIDGE REPAIRS
  Wednesday, May 23, 2012
  Contract crews are gearing up for repairs to the John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge and four ramp bridges in the Interstate 64/65 interchange. Work is scheduled to begin this evening on installation of debris containment and work platforms under the entrance and exit ramp bridges between I-64 and I-65.
• I-65 CONSTRUCTION WORK OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
  Wednesday, May 23, 2012
  Construction work is scheduled to continue over the Memorial Day holiday weekend on the Interstate 65 pavement replacement project. Crews will be paving the right lane of southbound I-65 between the Chestnut Street overpass and the Watterson Expressway (I-264).
• I-65 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TO RESUME AFTER DERBY
  Friday, May 04, 2012
  With the Kentucky Derby festivities coming to an end, two projects on Interstate 65 in Louisville will resume construction activity next week. Repairs to the John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge will continue with work shifting to the southbound lanes of Interstate 65. Also, after a month’s hiatus, construction will resume on the pavement replacement project on I-65 from just north of the Watterson Expressway (I-264) to the Chestnut Street overpass near “Hospital Curve.”
• REPAIRS TO BEGIN ON THE JOHN F. KENNEDY MEMORIAL BRIDGE
  Friday, May 04, 2012
  Work is scheduled to begin next week on repairs to the John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge on Interstate 65 over the Ohio River. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is administering a construction contract for steel and deck repairs to this structure. Repairs will also be performed on ramp bridges in the I-65/I-64 interchange.
• I-71 CONSTRUCTION TO RESUME AFTER DERBY WEEK, INCLUDING TOTAL CLOSURE WEEKEND OF MAY 11-14
  Friday, May 04, 2012
  Construction on Interstate 71 in Louisville will pick up again next week after the Kentucky Derby festivities. Paving of the final asphalt surface on the southbound lanes of I-71 is scheduled for the weekend of May 11-14. At the same time, contract crews will be making bridge deck repairs on the northbound lanes.
• SOUTHBOUND INTERSTATE 71 LANES TO BE REOPENED
  Friday, April 27, 2012
  Bridge deck repairs on southbound Interstate 71 in Jefferson County are being completed ahead of schedule. Work was scheduled to be completed by 6:00 a.m. on Monday, April 30th, but due to the good weather crews will be finishing the work this afternoon.
• CONSTRUCTION TO RESUME ON INTERSTATE 71 APRIL 13TH
  Wednesday, April 04, 2012
  Construction on Interstate 71 in Louisville is scheduled to start again on April 13th.
• MAJOR CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN ON I-65, DOWNTOWN TO WATTERSON EXPRESSWAY
  Wednesday, March 28, 2012
  Motorists traveling in the Louisville area this week will see construction signs followed by lane closures and tractor-trailer detours as the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet undertakes a total pavement replacement and other improvements on a 4.2-mile stretch of Interstate 65.
• 3-ton weight limit on Milton-Madison Bridge being strictly enforced
  Monday, March 19, 2012
  Law enforcement agencies from Kentucky and Indiana are posted at each end of the Milton-Madison Bridge to strictly enforce a 3-ton weight limit.
• 3-ton weight limit to be posted for Milton-Madison Bridge
  Wednesday, March 14, 2012
  The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has lowered the posted weight limit for the Milton-Madison Bridge from 15 tons to 3 tons.
• ‘SINGING BRIDGE’ CLOSURE SET FOR MONDAY, MARCH 12
  Friday, March 09, 2012
  The “Singing Bridge,” a local landmark in downtown Frankfort, will be closed beginning Monday, March 12, for repairs and repainting.
• ‘SINGING BRIDGE’ CLOSURE POSTPONED
  Monday, February 27, 2012
  Closure of the “Singing Bridge” in downtown Frankfort, originally scheduled for Thursday, March 1, has been postponed until mid-March.
• ‘SINGING BRIDGE’ IN FRANKFORT TO BE CLOSED MARCH 1
  Friday, February 17, 2012
  The “Singing Bridge,” a local landmark in downtown Frankfort, will be closed beginning March 1 for repairs and repainting.
• KYTC District 5 Crews Ready to Treat Roadways during Forecasted Winter Weather
  Friday, February 10, 2012
  Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) road crews in Louisville and the surrounding counties are ready for the winter precipitation forecasted for today.
• Delineator Posts to be installed on the John F. Kennedy Bridge
  Thursday, January 05, 2012
  The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) will be installing new delineator posts on Interstate 65 across the John F. Kennedy Bridge to help improve traffic flow due to the closure of the Sherman Minton Bridge.
• -64 Ramp from Story Avenue in Jefferson County to be closed temporarily
  Thursday, January 05, 2012
  The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) will close temporarily the entrance ramp from Story Avenue to westbound Interstate 64, beginning Monday, Jan. 9, in an effort to reduce traffic crashes.