Safety improvement project starts Monday on KY 36 west of Owingsville

FLEMINGSBURG, Ky. (Oct. 13, 2017) – Motorists using KY 36 west of Owingsville in Bath County should expect lengthy delays beginning next week as work starts on a Kentucky Transportation Cabinet highway safety improvement project.

On Monday, Oct. 16, contractors will begin replacing nearly 30 drainage pipes and culverts along 4 miles of KY 36 between US 60 at Owingsville (mile marker 12) and Powers Branch Road (mile marker 8) near the KY 1325 intersection.

Work will require crews to excavate the roadway, replace the pipe, then backfill the area. While traffic will be maintained as much as possible, the road will be one lane or closed at times. Delays could be as long as 15 minutes or more. Motorists should consider alternate routes during weekday work hours through spring. Message boards will be used to communicate construction schedules.

Local traffic moving between Sharpsburg or KY 11 and Owingsville can reroute using KY 1198 or KY 3289 and US 60. Commercial traffic should reroute on main highways – KY 11, US 60, I-64 through Mt. Sterling.

The pipe replacements, and additional construction, will allow for wider shoulders and improved crash recovery on the highway.

This project, which joins a similar KY 36 project completed earlier this year, is being done under a $568,181.70 low-bid contract awarded by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to The Walker Company of Kentucky Inc.

Road work schedules are subject to change depending on weather conditions. Motorists are asked to heed all warning signs, slow down in work zones and remain aware of workers and construction equipment when traveling.