More Traffic Alerts: Owensboro Repaving Begins Monday May 7

A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans asphalt paving work along several streets in downtown Owensboro starting on Monday, May 7, 2012.

 The municipal street group paving project involves asphalt resurfacing on sections of 4 Owensboro City streets as follows:

West 7th Street starting at Walnut Street and extending 0.03 of a mile northward.

Hickman Avenue starting at West 12th Street exteneding northward to West 9th Street, a distsance of 0.18 of a mile.

Bittle Road starting at Venetian Way extending eastward to an asphalt joint, a distance of 0.14 of a mile.

East 20th Street starting at KY 2155 extending westward to J.R. Miller Boulevard, a distance of 1/4th of a mile.

Motorists should avoid on-street parking at these locations that might interfere with paving work.

Signs will be in place to alert motorists to paving activities at these locations and flaggers will control traffic during paving operations.

This group paving project should be be complete in about 2 weeks, weather permitting.

Yager Materials is the prime contractor on this $107,909 street improvement project.