Main span coming soon for new Land Between the Lakes bridge
A statement from Kentucky Transportation Cabinet spokesman Keith Todd says engineers plan to put the 550-foot main span into place on Tuesday.
If the project proceeds as planned, the current bridge will be closed to motorists for up to 24 hours and marine traffic on the navigation channel will be halted for up to 48 hours.
When two traffic lanes have been moved to the new structure, the contractor will build a permanent connection that will allow four travel lanes on the span as well as a multi-use trail.