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Lane closure Wednesday on Kennedy Bridge

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The right hand land on the northbound side of the Kennedy Bridge will be closed from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Wednesday. The right hand land on the northbound side of the Kennedy Bridge will be closed from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Wednesday.
Bridge inspectors with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will be taking a closer look at a possible crack. Bridge inspectors with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will be taking a closer look at a possible crack.

LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) – An inspection of the Kennedy Bridge will force crews to shut down part of the bridge on Wednesday.

The right hand land on the northbound side of the Kennedy Bridge will be closed from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Wednesday while bridge inspectors with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet take a closer look at a possible crack. The crack is in the steel on one of the upper cords, a portion that carried light load from the bridge. It was discovered during a detailed inspection of the bridge last fall.

"They want to look at that and make sure that crack does not extend to those flanges," said Andrea Clifford with KYTC. "So if there is a crack there, they will drill a small piece of metal out to keep that crack from extending."

Clifford said the process was not expected to last beyond Wednesday.

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