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Traffic had to be rerouted in southern Crittenden County Thursday morning after a chicken manure spill on KY 70.
District 1 spokesman Keith Todd with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet reported around 8 am that the spill occurred near the 2-mile marker between Dycusburg and Frances near Main Lake Road.
According to Todd, the chicken manure spill made the road slick and hazardous forcing it to close. The KYTC Crittenden County Highway Maintenance Crew was called to the scene to clean the road, which reopened to traffic around 10:00.
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Drivers need to be aware that KY 70 is blocked in southern Crittenden County due to a chicken manure spill.
District 1 spokesman Keith Todd with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet reported around 8:00 Thursday morning that the road is blocked near the 2-mile marker between Dycusburg and Frances due to a chicken manure spill near Main Lake Road.
According to Todd, the spill has made the road slick and hazardous forcing it to close. He says the KYTC Crittenden County Highway Maintenance Crew is en route to clean the road.
The estimated duration of the road closure is 2 hours.
Passenger vehicles may self-detour via KY 902 and KY 855. Todd says trucks should see an approved state route appropriate to their weight classification.
