UPDATE: All I-24 Lanes Open Near Lyon-Caldwell County Line

TRAFFIC UPDATE: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 1 spokesman Keith Todd says all lanes of Interstate 24 near the Lyon-Caldwell County line have reopened after being blocked for about 2 hours due to a police investigation.

Original Story:

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is reporting all lanes of Interstate 24 are blocked at the 51-mile marker near the Lyon-Caldwell County line due to a police incident/investigation.

District 1 spokesman Keith Todd says Kentucky State Police has asked for assistance from KYTC crews to help with blocking the roadway to remove traffic from the area.

At this time, he says the estimated duration is unknown.

According to Todd, state transportation personnel are diverting eastbound traffic at the KY 293 Princeton-Eddyville Exit 45 Interchange to take KY 93 South to the KY 139 Princeton-Cadiz Exit 56 Interchange.

Due to the Westbound ramp closure at Exit 56, Todd says westbound traffic on I-24 is being diverted at the U.S. 68 Cadiz Exit 65 Interchange to follow U.S. 68 West to KY 139 North to KY 93 North to return to I-24 at Exit 45. He adds that due to congestion along the detour, westbound I-24 traffic should consider continuing west on U.S. 68 to Draffenville, then take I-69 North to return to I-24 at the Exit 25 Interchange near Calvert City.