HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) - The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) says officials plan to reopen the West Fifth Street road bridge in Owensboro on the morning of June 6 with limitations to keep traffic safe.

Officials say the bridge was closed on April 28 when it was struck by a vehicle passing underneath on U.S. 60. Crews are installing temporary traffic signals on each end of the bridge, which will allow traffic to cross the structure in one lane, one direction at a time. Next week, KYTC will widen the approaches to the bridge and restripe it to allow two-way traffic. Both of those lanes will be narrower than normal due to damage to the substructure.

The KYTC says after reevaluating the condition of the bridge, KYTC determined that these steps would make it possible to keep traffic saf

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