Emergency repairs force lane closure for part of I-75 in Lexington
Officials will block off a lane of traffic on the interstate in Lexington Friday to conduct emergency repairs on a damaged guardrail, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
The lane closure will take place in the southbound lanes of I-75 just after mile-marker 118, according to the transportation cabinet. The right lane will be blocked from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The guardrail was damaged following a wreck where a semi-truck went off the road Tuesday morning. The Lexington Police Department said the driver of the truck drove off the right side of the road for unknown reasons, hitting the guardrail.
The truck driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a hospital, police said. The driver had to be extricated from the truck.
The Perdue Environmental Contracting Company’s on-call emergency response team responded to the scene to assist with a fuel leak. The team is available 24 hours a day to respond to environmentally-threatening emergencies. The team is able to transport and dispose of materials from scenes, according to its website.
At 4 p.m. the traffic management center reported that the right lane was still blocked and traffic was backed up into Scott County.
This story was originally published February 21, 2024 at 7:26 AM.
