Work on the new bridge started May 2 with a target completion date of August 3. According to the KYTC, the project is reported at about 80% complete. With favorable weather the project appears on track to meet the estimated completion date. The project timeline was established to allow the New Lee Creek Bridge to be ready for traffic in time for the start of school this fall.
Flash flooding during July 2016 caused major transportation issues in Livingston County by taking out a culvert and damaging the Lee Creek Bridge along Cutoff Road at a time when it was being used as a detour for construction of a new culvert on KY 453 south of Smithland.
To restore the critical detour and provide access to the nearby elementary school, a temporary construction bridge was placed across Lee Creek. That temporary bridge was removed to allow construction of the new bridge.
There is a marked detour for Cutoff Road via KY 453 and US 60.
