Maysville area motorists should plan for one-lane traffic across the Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge (US 62) next week for a Kentucky Transportation Cabinet bridge inspection.
Inspection work will take place Monday through Friday, April 24-28, weather permitting.
Major traffic changes will begin Tuesday morning, when inspectors will close one lane of the bridge between downtown Maysville and Aberdeen to inspect steel cables adjacent to the roadway. Flaggers will alternate traffic in one lane each direction from about 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, but will adjust times as needed to lessen traffic impacts. The bridge sidewalk will remain open at all times.
Due to the high volume of traffic that uses the Ohio River bridge, delays and traffic backups should be expected.
Motorists are advised to use alternate routes if possible, such as detouring to the William H. Harsha Bridge (US 68) three miles west of Maysville to connect between Kentucky and US 52, US 62, or US 68 in Ohio.
The inspection is important to ensure traffic can continue to safely use the bridge, and to plan future maintenance and construction projects. Bridge engineers with AECOM, Inc., have been contracted to perform the work.