Cairo bridge to be reduced to one lane Thursday

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to restrict traffic to one lane on the U.S. 51 Ohio River bridge at Cairo, Ill., today. The lane restriction is expected to be in place from approximately 8 a.m. to noon. The lane restriction is to allow an annual walk-through inspection of the deck and pier caps. Motorists should be alert for equipment, flaggers and inspection personnel on the bridge deck close to traffic flow. Delays should be minimal, generally less than 5 minutes. The Wickliffe, Ky.-Cairo bridge carries U.S. 51, U.S. 60, and U.S. 62 traffic across the Ohio River at U.S. 51 Kentucky mile point 7.372.