Road work 9/5/13

Broadway work scheduled

The Cape Girardeau Public Works Department will begin contracted road work on the 700 block of Broadway today. Traffic will be detoured around the block between Sprigg and Ellis streets, according to a news release from the Public Works Department. Work will consist of asphalt street repairs and replacement. Parking still will be accessible in this area. Work should be completed today. For more information, call the Public Works Department at 339-6782.

Restrictions for Cairo bridge extended

CAIRO, Ill. -- Work to maintain and repair the U.S. 51 Ohio River bridge between Wickliffe, Ky., and Cairo, which has restricted traffic to a 7-foot maximum vehicle width and 19-foot maximum vehicle length, has been extended to Sept. 22. According to Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 1 acting chief engineer Mike McGregor, weather delays have put the project about a week behind schedule. Work zone restrictions prohibit trucks, buses, motor homes and vehicles pulling trailers from crossing the bridge. Other key elements of the work zone include no dual-wheeled vehicles, barrier walls for worker safety, and a 24-hour police presence with strict work-zone enforcement. The bridge project will repair deck stringers, replace 10 joints and approaches, and patch the deck.

-- From the Cape Girardeau Public Works Department and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet