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3 days ago
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Kentucky residents cautioned about fake toll and fine texts
FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) — Scam texts are still making the rounds, claiming to be from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. The messages warn about unpaid tickets or toll fees and threaten license suspensions if you don't pay up. Officials confirm it's a scam—KYTC will never contact customers by text, only through the mail. Republicans eye efforts to quiet Epstein uproar but can't quash it Kentucky wide receiver Fred Farrier II hosts youth camp in hometown US Air Force veteran saved two lives as a double organ donor WATCH: 1st look at new border wall going up in rural Starr County, Texas Kentucky residents cautioned about fake toll and fine texts 'Do not click any links. If you're in doubt about anything, reach out to us or to the agency you believe it's from. Make sure it's authentic before taking any further action,' Allen Blair, a KYTC spokesperson, said. If you get one of these texts, report it to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center or the Federal Trade Commission. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Climate
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KYTC's project schedule for the week of June 15 to 21, 2025
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) anticipates some work zone construction and maintenance activities could impact traffic during the week of June 15 through 21. The KYTC says all work scheduled is subject to change depending on numerous factors, including the weather. The road project schedule, as it impacts the Eyewitness News coverage area, is: Daviess County Brush cutting on I-165 (67-68 mm) all week with lane closure Monday Mowing on KY 554 and KY 815 Culvert replacement on KY 140 (2-3 mm) with road closure Tuesday Mowing on KY 81, KY 1207 and KY 1514 Culvert replacement on KY 140 (2-3 mm) with road closure Rail mowing on KY 142 (0-3 mm) Wednesday Mowing on U.S. 431, KY 140, KY 554 and KY 2127 Rail mowing on KY 142 (0-3 mm) Thursday Juneteenth Holiday Friday Mowing on U.S. 231 and KY 298 Hancock County Rail mowing on U.S. 60 (2-17 mm) all week Monday Mowing Tuesday Sign installation on U.S. 60 (4-10 mm) Wednesday Sign installation on U.S. 60 (4-10 mm) Thursday Juneteenth Holiday Friday Sign installation on U.S. 60 (4-10 mm) Ditching at the intersection of U.S. 60 and KY 3543 with flaggers Henderson County Crews will be brush cutting on U.S. 41 (0-3 mm) south all week Monday Ditching on KY 2243 (1-3 mm) Mowing on various state routes in the city limits Pothole patching on various routes Tuesday Ditching on U.S. 60 west (6.9-7.1 mm) Mowing on various state routes in the city limits Pothole patching on various routes Wednesday Ditching on U.S. 60 west (6.9-7.1 mm) Mowing on various state routes in the city limits Pothole patching on various routes Thursday Juneteenth Holiday Friday Ditching on U.S. 60 west (6.9-7.1 mm) Mowing on various state routes in the city limits Pothole patching on various routes Hopkins County Slide repair all week on U.S. 41 (12-13 mm) with lane closure Mowing on KY 112, KY 281, KY 862, KY 879, KY 1337, KY 2082 and KY 2339 all week Rail mowing all week on KY 813 (0-3 mm) McLean County Cross drain replacement on KY 136(0-4.5 mm) with road closure Monday Mowing on KY 81 (0-12 mm) Tuesday Mowing on KY 1589 (0-3 mm) and KY 2385 (0-5 mm) Wednesday Mowing on KY 891 (0-3 mm), KY 2110 (0-2 mm) and KY 2226 (0-3 mm) Thursday Juneteenth Holiday Friday Mowing on KY 1080 (0-5 mm) and KY 1412 (0-6 mm) Ohio County Ditching on KY 261 (0-1 mm) with flaggers all week Ditching on KY 85 (10 mm) with flaggers all week Monday Rail mowing on KY 69 (0-7 mm) with flaggers Pothole patching on I-165 Tuesday Rail mowing on KY 69 (0-7 mm) with flaggers Pothole patching on I-165 and Western Kentucky Parkway Wednesday Rail mowing on KY 69 (0-7 mm) with flaggers Pothole patching on U.S. 62 (12-18 mm) Thursday Juneteenth Holiday Friday Pothole patching on U.S. 62 18-25 mm) with flaggers Litter cleanup on I-165 and Western Kentucky Parkway Union County Crews will be pothole patching various routes through the week Crews will be ditching KY 141, 359 and KY 1180 all week with flaggers Monday Mowing on KY 359 and KY 360 Tuesday Mowing on KY 130, KY 270 and KY 492 Wednesday Mowing on KY 270, KY 492 and KY 2101 Thursday Juneteenth Holiday Friday Mowing on KY 668, KY 871, KY 1598 and KY 2834 Webster County Crews will be mowing various state routes all week Monday Washout repair on KY 132 (3-4 mm) Tuesday Base failure repair on KY 143 (3.5-4 mm) with road closure 7 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Wednesday Base failure repair on KY 143 (3.5-4 mm) with road closure 7 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Thursday Juneteenth Holiday Friday Pothole patching on various routes KY 136 at Beech Grove to be restricted to local traffic Guardrail repairs Officials say a contractor for the KYTC will be conducting guardrail work around the district that could result in temporary lane restrictions. Monday and Tuesday Western KY Parkway WB (47.3 mm and 63.7 mm) in Muhlenberg County I-165 NB median (33.9) and SB (33.6) in Hopkins County Western Kentucky Parkway WB (42.4 mm) and EB (42.7 & 42.8 median) in Hopkins County Tuesday and Wednesday Western Kentucky Parkway WB (44.9, 46.2, 48.7, 48.9 and 46.8 mm) and EB (47.3, 48.2 and 53.9 mm) in Muhlenberg County Wednesday and Thursday Western Kentucky Parkway WB (61.2 and 62.3 mm) and EB (63.1 mm) in Muhlenberg County I-165 NB (53.6, 58.1 and 67.5 mm) in Ohio County Thursday and Friday U.S. 60 EB (17.9 mm) and WB (17.9 mm) in Daviess County KY 285 (2.1) in Henderson County U.S. 41 SB (7.2 mm) in Webster County KY 56 EB (5.6 mm) in Webster County Friday and Saturday Western Kentucky Parkway EB (65.9, 68.1 and 77.1 mm) and WB (66.8 mm) in Ohio County Highway markers can be found here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Automotive
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KYTC plans to begin Glover Cary Bridge repair project next week
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) announced Thursday that major repairs to the historic Glover Cary Bridge — also known as the Owensboro 'Blue Bridge' — will begin with preliminary work next week. When major repair get underway in early July, the bridge is expected to be closed to all traffic for about 90 days. 'Repairs to safeguard the iconic Glover Cary Bridge in downtown Owensboro are scheduled this summer to maintain the vital traffic service it provides across the Ohio River between northwest Kentucky and southern Indiana,' a Thursday press release from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said. 'This is the largest repair operation on the Glover Cary Bridge since 2011,' said KYTC district two public information officer Matt Hughes. 'It has closed for more minor repairs since 2011, but this is the biggest project in recent years.' Hughes said that following an inspection of the bridge last fall, engineers estimated needing to close the bridge for around six months. 'But the engineers have worked to streamline the repairs in order to shorten the closure length, to reduce traffic impacts to a minimum,' he said. Last fall's inspection also called for repairs to the roadway on the Indiana side of the bridge, Hughes said. 'During that inspection back in the fall, they found some issues over on the north river in Indiana that were going to require the road to be shut down to make some repairs,' Hughes said. 'We were able to work with the Indiana Department of Transportation to try to get that built into this one project because we're going to have the bridge shut down anyway. So we though to go ahead and get that fixed as well so there won't be more inconvenience for travelers.' According to Thursday's press release, work on the bridge will begin with single-lane closures starting on Monday, June 9 and run through Wednesday, June 11. Flaggers will be directing traffic in an alternating one-lane method. American Contracting & Services, hired by the KYTC, plans to fully close the bridge, which connects Kentucky 2262 with Indiana SR 161, following the Independence Day holiday weekend, in order for the full scope of work to begin. During that time, the aging bridge deck will be replaced, concrete repairs will be made and bridge joints will be repaired. 'While the entire project is slated to last through November, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is limiting the actual bridge closure to 90 days or less. That schedule would have the bridge reopened around the first of October,' stated the press release. Hughes said that construction crews are planning to work through the night in order to keep the repair timeline to 90 days or less. KYTC said that closing only one lane at a time on the bridge wasn't possible to be able to complete all of the repairs. 'Crews will be fully replacing one 750-foot span of concrete-filled bridge decking while making repairs to a second span of the same length. Because the decking spans the entire width of the bridge surface, closing one lane at a time is impossible,' the press release detailed. Closing the bridge for these repairs, Hughes said, 'will allow for long-term concrete maintenance to be completed, rather than short-term repairs, helping to keep the bridge safe and open for many years to come'. Work that can be completed without fully closing the bridge is planned to happen outside of the 90-day window. KYTC estimates that around 7,200 vehicles cross the Blue Bridge, which opened to public traffic in 1940, daily. During the time of the closure, travelers needing to traverse the Ohio River into Southern Indiana should detour to the U.S. 231 William H. Natcher Bridge. Up-to-date traffic information provided by the KYTC can be found at
Yahoo
06-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Owensboro's blue bridge to close for up to 3 months
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEHT) — For drivers in Owensboro, a major repair project this summer could disrupt their commutes from Kentucky to Indiana. Officials say repairs to the Glover Cary Bridge could last up to three months, with preliminary work beginning next week. Three days of single lane closures will begin on June 9th, with the official work starting after 4th of July weekend. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says the closure is shorter than originally planned. Beshear: May tornado claims 20th victim from McCracken County Officials say the bridge was built in the 1940's, and with over 7,000 vehicles utilizing it daily, the work is meant to extend its life and continue to keep drivers safe. 'I've been dreading it for a long time. I read about it happening, I think like a year or two ago, and I know it's going to add 15 minutes, maybe a little bit more to my commute every day. I know that they have to kind of do this on the bridge over time to keep it keep it operational for us,' says Stephanie McCombs, who uses it daily to go to work. Crews will replace a 750-foot span of the bridge deck, as well as repairs to concrete and areas where the bridge is designed to expand and contract without causing damage. The joints allow for temperature changes and shrinkage. Officials say te will be people in place to guide alternating traffic from june ninth to the includes repairs on both the kentucky and indiana side of the suggested people utilize the natcher bridge as a detour during that time. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Automotive
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Blue Bridge expected to close for 90 days this summer
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT)- Repairs to safeguard the iconic Blue Bridge in downtown Owensboro are scheduled to begin this summer. Owensboro Davco residents displaced by fire welcomed in Bowling Green The repairs will happen on both sides of the Ohio River and will include a new concrete driving surface. The repairs will require a 90-day closure, which is expected to begin after the Fourth of July holiday. Prep work is scheduled to begin on Monday, June 9, with single lane closures across the bridge lasting through June 11. The full closure will begin after the July 4 weekend to replace the bridge deck, make concrete repairs, and repair bridge joints. While the entire project is slated to last through November, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is limiting the actual bridge closure to 90 days or less and plans to conduct any work that does not require a full closure outside of that time period to reduce impacts on traffic. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
