The train was carrying 243 passengers from Los Angeles to Chicago and several cars derailed, Amtrak said.
The public is encouraged to share their thoughts about the project from June 27 through July 15.
The lane closure is close to the Vanzora Road Overpass between the U.S. 641-Spur Benton Interchange and the Marshall-Graves County Line. The closure is expected to remain until at least 10 p.m. CDT.
A crew is repairing a water line along the shoulder of the road.
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY — A section of Said Road in McCracken County that has been closed since May 19 reopened to traffic on Monday, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says.
A contractor is replacing a culvert that caries a branch of the west fork of Mayfield Creek along Kentucky 80 in Graves County.
A woman has died after her car crashed into the front porch of a home in the Farley community over the weekend.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says a group of motorcyclists wiped out on the interstate.
KYTC says the target completion date for this $170,493 project is June 10.
Multiple construction projects are going on in western Kentucky. While Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 1 says work zones will be taken down where possible over the Memorial Day driving period, the district has released a traffic impact report for May 28 through June 4, to help you p…
The Grayson County coroner has confirmed the girls identity to Local 6.
There's a crisis line, support groups, and a camp for kids. There's a message each wants to send to hurting families: You are not alone.
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY — A section of Old Mayfield Road in McCracken County is closed until further notice because of structural issue making a bridge along that roadway unsafe, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says.
A work zone lane restriction will be in place for the northbound lanes of Lone Oak Road in McCracken County early Saturday morning at the intersection with Friendship Road, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says the two- to three-week closure will allow a culvert to be replaced.
The McCracken County Sheriff's Office says Old Mayfield Road is closed between Faber Street and Forsythia Drive.
Multiple work zones are in place along major state roads and interstates in KYTC District 1.
As of Friday, KYTC says Rocky Ridge Road has reopened to normal traffic flow.
USACE says these inspections must be done every two years on all the bridges it manages at Rend Lake.
Work to repair the roadway at the sinkhole site is expected to take three to four days to complete because of the amount of time needed for the concrete to cure, transportation officials say.
A crash involving a pickup truck, an SUV and a semitrailer resulted in the death of a 32-year-old woman in Franklin County. Two children in the SUV with the woman were hospitalized because of the crash.
The paving project is expected to take one week to complete, if the weather allows.
Deputies say the semitrailer overturned at mile marker 21 southbound.
A crew will begin paving around 7:15 a.m. Monday.
The crash happened near the Ohio River bridge connecting Paducah to Massac County, Illinois.
The ferry connects Kentucky 1354 at Hickman with Missouri Route A and Route 77 near Dorena across the Mississippi River. It's the only direct route between Kentucky and Missouri.
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY — About 40,000 pounds of granite was scattered along Interstate 24 westbound near the 10 mile marker Friday morning in McCracken County after a side-swipe crash caused the load of granite to roll off of a semitrailer.
The crash involved a semitrailer and a pickup truck.
Police say they were able to interview the school bus driver about the crash, but they were unable to interview the teen behind the wheel of the SUV because of his injuries.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) plans to temporarily close the U.S. 45 Ohio River "Brookport" Bridge on Thursday.
A Ballard County Sheriff's Office sergeant says no one was injured in the incident, and the semitrailer was towed from the scene not long afterward.
Local 6 has a crew at the scene of an injury crash that is blocking Blandville Road in Paducah. Our crew says the crash involved a McCracken County school bus that overturned, and a SUV at the scene appears to be totaled.
KYTC says the project is expected to take about a week to complete. Drivers can expect one-lane traffic with alternating flow during the project.
UPDATE AT 1:30 PM: The U.S. 51 Ohio River "Cairo" Bridge has reopened after a semi rollover crash at the Kentucky end of the bridge Thursday morning.
UPDATE AT 10:30 AM: Thursday's crash on State Route 3 in Union County was a fatal collision, according to the Illinois State Police.
As of about 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, U.S. 60 is still blocked in the Curve-Inn area of Marion, Kentucky, after a semitrailer hauling scrap cars crashed Wednesday morning.
The McCracken County Sheriff's Office is asking drivers to avoid Old Mayfield Read near the intersection with Walnut Drive due to an overturned semi.
The project is expected to be finished by Nov. 15.
The Kentucky transportation Cabinet plans a mobile pothole patching operation along Interstate 24 in McCracken County on Monday.
BALLARD COUNTY, KY — Kentucky 286 is blocked by a crashed semitrailer west of Wickliffe, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says.
MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY – The Hendron-Lone Oak Fire Department has closed a section of KY 994/Old Mayfield Road near the 7.2 mile marker in McCracken County, according to the KYTC.
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) says several roads in Western Kentucky are flooded due to Wednesday's storms.
The Kentucky Transpiration Cabinet (KYTC) says several roads across Western Kentucky are closed due to flooding.
All lanes of Interstate 69 have reopened to traffic Monday evening, after an injury collision led to a lane restriction in the afternoon.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials are halting nearly all construction on interstates for Easter holiday travelers.
I-24 eastbound is closed following a collision on the Ohio River Bridge, according to the McCracken County Sheriff's Office. The eastbound lanes of the bridge are expected to be closed for one to two hours.
The ferry closed at 2:30 p.m., but was able to resume service around 4:30 p.m. after the winds died down, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says.
The road was set to be closed to through traffic between Holt Road and New Holt Road so a cross drain could be replaced, but the project has been postponed.
Signs have been posted to alert drivers about the closure, and KYTC District 1 says it has personnel monitoring the site.
KYTC District 1 is reporting water over road in several areas of Western Kentucky.
Signs have been posted to alert drivers about the closure, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says.
