HOPKINSVILLE, KY – Motorists traveling southbound on Interstate 169 near Exit 11 in Christian County should be alert for brief traffic stoppages as a contractor working for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet prepares for the next phase of construction at the I-169/KY 1682 interchange.
The contractor will utilize rolling roadblocks on southbound I-169 starting Aug. 21 near the interchange to move barrier walls into place in preparation for an upcoming southbound lane closure.
Rolling roadblocks are a temporary traffic-control measure in which law enforcement or construction vehicles slow traffic and create a gap in the traffic stream, allowing construction crews to safely move materials and equipment within the work zone. Motorists should expect brief delays while the barrier walls are being positioned…