The contractor working on concrete pavement repairs along the KY 425 Henderson Bypass plans to reopen one section and close another at 5:00 a.m., CDT, on Saturday, May 18, 2013. 

The contractor has completed the initial round of work between mile point 2.429 at the intersection with US 41-Alternate and mile point 4.474 at the intersection with US 41.  This section of the KY 425 Henderson Bypass is expected to reopened at 5:00 a.m., Saturday. 

At that same time, the contractor plans to CLOSE the KY 425 Henderson Bypass between US 60 at mile point 0.0 and US 41-Alternate at mile point 2.429.  This section is expected to remain closed to all traffic through Friday, May 24th. 

Local access will be maintained along the work zone for businesses and property owners along this section. 

A marked detour will be provided.  However, many of the 9,000 vehicles that normally travel this section of the KY 425 Henderson Bypass each day will likely travel through Henderson on US 60/Green Street. 

Once work is complete on this section, the contractor will schedule one additional closure for concrete pavement Repairs on the section between US 41 and the Breathitt-Pennyrile Parkway.

JBI is the prime contractor on this $780,521 highway improvement project. 

Timely traffic advisories for the 11 counties of KYTC Highway District 2 are available by going to www.facebook.com/kytcdistrict2.  You do not have to be a Facebook member to access this page.


SOURCE: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet

The federal grand jury meeting in Bowling Green, Kentucky this week charged three Henderson County, Kentucky residents with multiple counts of bank robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, announced David J. Hale, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky.

Weston Neel Hurd, age 39, of Henderson, Kentucky, was charged with robbing two banks located in Owensboro, Kentucky and one bank located in Henderson, Kentucky between August 6, 2012 and December 28, 2012. Specifically, Hurd is alleged to have brandished a firearm during the robbery of the First Security Bank, located on Frederica Street, in Owensboro, of $1,131 on December 28, 2012. Further, according to the indictment, Hurd, through force, violence and intimidation allegedly robbed the Ohio Valley Financial Group, in Henderson, Kentucky of $2,651 on August 6, 2012 and that Hurd robbed the Kentucky Telco Federal Credit Union, located in Owensboro, of $2,878 on October 2, 2012.

If convicted at trial, Hurd faces no more than 20 years for counts one and two, no more than 25 years for county three, and no less than seven years to life for count four, for a combined total of 72 years in prison including life, a $250,000 fine for each count, and five years of supervised release. Hurd is being held in the Daviess County Detention Center.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daniel P. Kinnicutt, and is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Owensboro Police Department and Henderson Police Department.

Meiesha R. Sharp, 23, of Henderson, Kentucky, was charged in a four-count federal grand jury indictment with robbing a convenience store and a bank, both located in Henderson, Kentucky and with brandishing a firearm, specifically an AMT, Model Backup, .380 caliber pistol, during a crime of violence. According to the indictment, Sharp robbed the Kangaroo Express store, located in Henderson, on June 25, 2012 and robbed the Fifth Third Bank, located in Henderson, of $29,068.95 on June 29, 2012, and on both occasions did assault and put in jeopardy the life of another person by the use of a dangerous weapon, that is a firearm.

If convicted at trial, Sharp faces 77 years and up to including life in prison, a fine of $1,000,000 and no more than five years of supervised release for each charge. Sharp remains in the Henderson County Detention Center.

This case is being prosecuted by Special Assistant United States Attorney Micah Reyner and is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Henderson Police Department.

James A. Morris, 53, of Henderson, Kentucky, was charged with robbing five banks in Henderson, and one bank in Webster County, Kentucky between July 23, 2010 and January 17, 2013. An additional charge of money laundering was added in the superseding indictment. According to the indictment, Morris, through force, violence, and intimidation, allegedly robbed Green River Credit Union located in Henderson on January 17, 2013; Independence Bank located in Henderson on August 22, 2012; Bank of Henderson on August 22, 2012; Green River Credit Union in Henderson, on July 11, 2012; U.S. Bank in Henderson on May 24, 2011; and Integra Bank in Poole Kentucky on July 23, 2010.

If convicted at trial, Morris faces no more than 20 years in prison for each count for a combined maximum of 140 years, a $250,000 fine for each count for a combined maximum of $1,750,000, and supervised release for a period of three years. Morris remains in custody awaiting arraignment on the new charge.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Joshua Judd and is being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

SOURCE: www.fbi.gov

*Update 8:00 a.m. 05/04/13: Due to weather conditions, this closure of the KY 425 Bypass at Henderson for concrete pavement repairs is postponed until Monday.

*Original Post:  A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to close the KY 425 Henderson Bypass for the first of several rounds of concrete pavement repair starting Saturday, May 4, 2013. 

This initial closure of the KY 425 Henderson Bypass runs from mile point 2.429 at the intersection with US 41-Alternate to mile point 4.474 at the intersection with US 41.  This section of the KY 425 Henderson Bypass is expected to remain closed until about May 15th. 

A marked detour will be provided.  Local access will be maintained for businesses and property owners along this section. 

Once work is complete on this section, the contractor will schedule two additional closures for concrete pavement repairs on the sections between US 60 and US 41-Alternate, as well as from US 41 to the Pennyrile Parkway. 

JBI is the prime contractor on this $780,521 highway improvement project.

Timely traffic advisories for the 11 counties of KYTC Highway District 2 are available by going to www.facebook.com/kytcdistrict2.  You do not have to be a Facebook member to access this page.

SOURCE: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet New Release

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to restrict traffic to one lane along the Audubon Parkway in Henderson County starting Monday, April 29, 2013.

Both eastbound and westbound traffic on the Audubon Parkway will be restricted in 4-mile segments to allow shoulder and erosion control work along the median. 

The crew plans to start at the Audubon Parkway/Pennyrile Parkway Interchange at Henderson and work eastward to about the 8 mile marker along both the eastbound and westbound lanes.  All traffic will move to the right-hand or driving lane in this work zone. 

This median shoulder and erosion control work is expected to take about 3 to 4 days to complete. 

Appropriate caution is required where equipment, flaggers, and maintenance personnel are along the roadway in close proximity to traffic flow. Timely traffic advisories for the 11 counties of KYTC Highway District 2 are available by going to www.facebook.com/kytcdistrict2.  You do not have to be a Facebook member to access this page.

(Henderson, KY) -- Members with the Kentucky State Police and the Henderson County Sheriff's Department responded to a disturbance call in reference to John L. Spurlock being armed with a knife and threatening neighbors. 

Upon the officers arrival, Mr. Spurlock entered back into his residence and refused to come out. After a short time, Mr. Spurlock eventually came out of his residence and was detained. After interviewing all of the victims and witnesses, Mr. Spurlock was charged with Wanton Endangerment 1st Degree.


(Kentucky State Police News Release)

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to restrict southbound traffic to one lane on the US 41 Twin Bridges between Henderson and Evansville today.  

This southbound lane restriction is to allow the repair of a section metal hand railing that was knocked off the bridge by a recent traffic crash. 

Southbound traffic will be restricted to one lane starting at about 8:30 a.m., CDT, today.  The lane restriction is expected to be in place about 3 to 5 hours to allow the railing repairs.

1) OWENSBORO:  A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to close the US 60 ramps to the westbound lanes of the Audubon Parkway at Owensboro, KY, starting at 7:00 p.m., CDT, on Friday, April 19, 2013.

The closure of US 60 ramps to the Audubon Parkway westbound is to allow reconstruction of the ramps.  Starting promptly at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 19th, westbound ramps B and D connecting US 60 to the Audubon will be closed through the weekend.  The Westbound ramps will reopen to traffic by 6:00 a.m. on Monday, April 22nd.

A marked detour for traffic from US 60 to the eastbound Audubon will be provided via US 60, KY 81, KY 56 and KY 1554 to Exit 18 at Sorgho. All eastbound lanes on the Audubon Parkway remain closed for reconstruction from the KY 1554 Exit 18 at Sorgho to the Audubon Parkway/US 60 Interchange at Owensboro. 

This section of the eastbound Audubon Parkway and eastbound ramps to US 60 are expected to remain closed until about May 4th.  There is a marked detour for eastbound traffic via KY 1554 at Audubon Parkway Exit 18.  The contractor has 20 working days to complete work on the eastbound ramps or face substantial penalties.

This closure of Audubon ramps to and from US 60 at Owensboro is to allow reconstruction of the ramps as part of a larger general rehab project along the Audubon from mile point 16.5 near the Green River Bridge at the Daviess-Henderson County Line to the Audubon Parkway/US 60 Interchange in Owensboro.
 
Once all of the ramp work is completed on the Audubon/US 60 Exit 24 Interchange on May 4th, the contractor will start work on the main line of the Audubon from the 16 mile marker to the 24 mile marker.   There will be a crossover at Audubon Parkway mile point 14.5 and at mile point 24 so two-lane traffic can be established on the eastbound lanes to allow the contractor to work along the westbound lanes.


2) OWENSBORO:  As a reminder, prep work for painting the KY 2262 Ohio River “Blue Bridge” in downtown Owensboro, KY, will be kicked off Sunday night, April 21, 2013, with the start of overnight closures running Sunday through Thursday.  The contractor is allowed to close the bridge from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. CDT, Sunday through Thursday, for rigging work needed to secure containment tarps that will go up when the main cleaning and painting work starts after Owensboro’s International Bar-B-Que Festival in May. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials want everyone to be fully prepared for the overnight closures starting April 21st and closure of the bridge to all traffic starting May 13th. 

The Blue Bridge in downtown Owensboro – formally called the Glover Cary Bridge and the KY 2262 Ohio River Bridge– will be open with no lane restrictions the weekend of Owensboro's International Bar-B-Que Festival.  However, the contractor can schedule lane restrictions and overnight closures before then to prepare for work to start immediately after the festival. The painting contract calls for the bridge to be closed to all traffic from about May 13 through Nov. 15. Work on approach spans can be completed from beneath the bridge with only minor traffic disruptions. 

During the Sunday through Thursday 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., CDT, overnight closures farmers should continue contacting the Owensboro Police Department to make crossing arrangements for farm equipment to cross during hours that the bridge is open.


3) HENDERSON: A house moving company plans to transport a Habitat for Humanity House from Henderson High School to 732 5th Street in Henderson during overnight hours sometime in the next week. Kenneth Barker with Heartland Home Movers of Benton, KY, says the move will most likely be Friday night or Monday night, providing preparations work out as planned.
 
The home will be moved from the high school down KY 351/Zion Road/Second Street into Henderson.  The home movers will turn onto Heilman Avenue and follow it to 5th Street to place the home on a lot. Barker expects the move to start about midnight and the 2-mile trip to take about an hour to complete. Motorists should be aware of this home move during the overnight hours. Barker’s permit requires him to have a police escort.  In case of weather issues, the permit is good for a ten day window.

FROM THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET:
HENDERSON, KY – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) needs the cooperation of Henderson-area commuters on Tuesday, April 2, while crews work to repair storm damage near the heavily traveled U.S. 41/U.S. 60 North cloverleaf. 

The project to repair a major washout, clean ditches, and correct erosion issues will require a re-routing of traffic at the interchange.  Ramps from U.S. 60 to U.S. 41 northbound will be closed and northbound traffic on U.S. 41 will be restricted to one lane to facilitate the work starting at 7:30 a.m., CDT, Tuesday.  The lane restriction will extend for three-quarters of a mile along U.S. 41 North to a point about halfway between Barrett Boulevard and Marywood Drive.  

“This is the most heavily traveled section of highway in the region,” said KYTC District 2 Chief Engineer Kevin McClearn. “These ramp closures and traffic restrictions will require a high level of cooperation from our commuters traveling through and around this work zone.”  

Crews will repair a large washout just north of Barrett Boulevard, near the Ramada Inn. In addition, they will work on erosion issues and clean the ditch that runs along the U.S. 60 ramps and along the east side of U.S. 41 from the cloverleaf to Barret Boulevard.  

The lane restrictions and ramp closures will be put in place about 7:30 a.m. CDT on Tuesday.  Engineers believe the work can be completed in one day, but additional restrictions could be required on Wednesday. “To help avoid ‘carmageddon’ we’re asking motorists to think ahead about ways they can avoid these traffic restrictions at the U.S. 60/U.S. 41 North Cloverleaf on Tuesday,” McClearn said.  “Much of the U.S. 60 passenger vehicle traffic can detour via Marywood Drive, Watson Lane, or Wathen Lane-Wolf Hills Road.  We have alerted the Henderson Police Department and Henderson County Sheriff’s Department so they can be prepared to assist with traffic flow.” 

There will be no marked detour.  Local traffic can use Marywood Drive from U.S. 60 to U.S. 41 North.  Truck traffic from both U.S. 60 East and U.S. 60 West planning to travel U.S. 41 North should self-detour via the U.S. 41 Bypass South to KY 351, then exit and take the U.S. 41 Bypass North to get access to U.S 41 North. 

About 41,000 vehicles travel the affected section of U.S. 41 at Henderson each day.  In addition to the closure of U.S. 60 ramps at mile point 10.291 and mile point 10.369, traffic on U.S. 41 will be restricted to one lane from mile point 16.047 to about mile point 16.7.  

Timely traffic advisories for the 11 counties of KYTC Highway District 2 are available by going to www.facebook.com/kytcdistrict2.  You do not have to be a Facebook member to access this page.

Henderson, KY -  Philip Dixon was operating his 2002 Ford F-250 traveling south on KY 283. Dixon stated that he took his attention off of the road to reach for an object in the vehicle when he lost control. 

Dixon's vehicle left the roadway off of the right side of the road into an earth embankment. Dixon then attempted to gain control of his vehicle, when it abruptly went across the roadway into an earth embankment on the left side of the road coming to final rest. 

The passenger, Cooper Troxell-Marlor, was injured during the collision with seat belt burns to his neck area. Troxell-Marlor was transported to Methodist Hospital and treated for his injuries.

SOURCE: Kentucky State Police
RELEASED: March 30, 2013

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to close KY 285/Old Madisonville Road in HENDERSON County on Thursday, March 7, 2013. 

The Henderson county Highway Maintenance Crew plans to replace a cross drain on KY 285 at mile point 2.61.  This is along KY 285/Old Madisonville Road just east of Lee Drive and 0.3 miles from the KY 136 intersection.  

There will no marked detour.  However, local passenger vehicle traffic can self-detour via Lee Drive and Porter Drive.  Truck traffic will be required to take KY 1299 to KY 425. The work will begin around 8:30 a.m. and is expected to be completed by about 1:00 p.m., weather permitting.

Timely traffic advisories for the 11 counties of KYTC Highway District 2 are available by going to www.facebook.com/kytcdistrict2.  You do not have to be a Facebook member to access this page.