Starting Thursday, March 19, in Floyd County, KY 1427 between mile points two and three will be closed to all traffic around the clock for an estimated two weeks for an embankment repair project.

D12 Section Engineer Matt Moore said the site is on the Abbott Creek side of the hill between Abbott Creek and State Road Fork.

Over the past several weeks, the embankment below the road bed has become unstable, resulting in a significant loss of pavement. “We plan to excavate the unstable material and reconstruct the embankment using durable sandstone,” Moore said.

In order to accomplish this work, the road must be closed, not only during normal working hours, but also at night and on weekends. Moore estimated it will take two weeks to complete the job, depending on weather.

“We apologize for the inconvenience,” Moore said, “but if we do not make this repair soon, the road will end up being closed anyway because there will not be enough safe driving surface left.”