The contractor is moving equipment and materials to the site with the expectation of work starting by the end of the week.
In July 2015, A woman was killed when her car drove across a washed-out culvert after 5 inches of rain along Blackhawk Road near Blue Springs Church. A temporary culvert was placed at the site, but in July 2016, the temporary culvert washed out after another 4 inches of rain hit the area in about 2 hours. Since then, Blackhawk Road has remained closed at the site along the Caldwell-Trigg County Line.
A culvert had also washed out at this site in the mid-1960s.
Due to the force of water coming down Long Pond Branch during major storms, KYTC engineers chose to replace the culvert with a new bridge.
Jim Smith Contracting will construct the bridge that has a target completion date of May 15. Blackhawk Road will remain closed at the site until the new bridge is completed.
