Road Report
Contact: Sara George, Information Officer ● Highway District 12, 109 Loraine Street ● Pikeville, Kentucky 41501606-433-7791 (office) ● 606-207-3950 (mobile) ● sara.george@ky.gov
MARTIN COUNTY – Monday, June 5, 2017, – Weather permitting, the D12 maintenance crew from the Martin County will install a new cross drain on KY 2032 between mile points 0 and 1 at the intersection of KY 40 on Tuesday, June 13.
Scott Adkins, Martin County Superintendent, said the road will be closed to all traffic from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. that day. Motorists will be able to drive as far as the work zone on either side, but will not be able to go through the work area.
Installation of a cross drain underneath the pavement requires removal of the asphalt to expose the trench underneath which holds the drain. “Basically, there is rectangular trench in the road all the way across,” Adkins explained. “We have to take the old drain out and install a new one, fill the trench, and then repave the road. This takes several hours.”
If weather prevents the crew from doing the work on June 13, it will be rescheduled for the first dry day.
