Motorists need to be alert for a slow-moving specialized hauler that plans to move additional superloads along Interstate 24 through parts of Lyon, Caldwell, and Trigg Counties about every other day over the next two weeks.
District 1 spokesman Keith Todd of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says the first superload left the Eddyville Riverport around 9:oo Wednesday morning and traveled KY 93 southbound to the KY 293 Princeton-Eddyville Exit 45 Interchange, then headed east on I-24. The superload then traveled U.S. 68 to Hopkinsville.
According to Todd, the specialized hauler has five more loads for delivery in the Hopkinsville area.
Once the superloads enter I-24, he says the caravan will move at about 35 miles per hour with a police escort and support vehicles. When the slow-moving caravan reaches the U.S. 68 Cadiz Exit 65 Interchange, the 960,000-pound superloads will head east on U.S. 68 into Christian County to their final destination at Hopkinsville.
Motorists should be alert for these slow-moving loads and use appropriate caution. Todd says patience is required, particularly where the overweight/over-dimensional hauler is making turns. Motorists who encounter these superloads should pay close attention to directions from police escorting the caravan.
KYTC District 1 and the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office will attempt to provide more specific information about when the remaining loads will move as the schedule firms up.