KY 36 closed in Bath County this week for culvert replacement

FLEMINGSBURG, Ky. (WTVQ) – Motorists will need to use alternate routes Wednesday through Friday of this week due to a culvert replacement.

The culvert replacement will be on KY 36 in Bath County and require the highway to be closed west of Owingsville for three days.

The closure will be until Friday, June 1st at 6 PM starting at mile marker 8.6, three miles west of Owingsville.

The project includes excavation of the roadway and replacement of a deteriorated concrete culvert with a new aluminum arch culvert.

All vehicles will be detoured via KY 1325, KY 1602, KY 111, and US 60.

Large trucks and commercial traffic needing to connect between Sharpsburg and Owingsville should reroute through Mt. Sterling using KY 11 and I-64 or US 60.