Carroll Cropper Bridge Update

Rolling roadblocks will take place tonight in the eastbound lanes on I-275.

(Boone, Co.) - Monday, August 4, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. there will be a few rolling roadblocks on I-275 eastbound from Indiana into Kentucky. The rolling roadblock will switch eastbound traffic to the left lane for the entire length of the bridge.

Crews to continue working on expansion joint repairs. Traffic will be slowed, and at times stopped, to provide a safe working area for crews to switch traffic.

Another traffic switch will take place on westbound lanes in the coming weeks.

A shoring plan has been approved for the upcoming floor beam repairs. A traffic phasing plan and design for the platform used for the repairs is expected to be approved later this week. Once the design and phasing are approved, crews are expected to begin floor beam repairs in the next two weeks.

The T-1 steel repairs, floor beam and expansion joint repairs are expected to be completed this Fall. 

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