MOTORISTS ALERTED TO PURCHASE PARKWAY CLOSURE TODAY

Purchase Parkway Southbound to Close at 14mm in Graves County starting at 9 a.m., Today

Closure for recovery of SEMI from weekend crash

PADUCAH, Ky. (August 29, 2022) – The southbound lanes of the Purchase Parkway will be blocked starting at 9 a.m., today, to allow a SEMI that crashed near the 14 mile marker over the weekend to be recovered.

The truck was hauling large rolls of paper that will also have to be recovered from the crash site.

All southbound traffic on the Purchase Parkway will be detoured off at the Interstate 69 Mayfield Exit 21 Interchange to take U.S. 45 South to return to the Purchase Parkway southbound at the Wingo Exit 14.

This southbound closure of the Purchase Parkway is expected to start promptly at 9 a.m., CDT, today.

The estimated duration is 3 hours.

There is no impact to northbound traffic on the Purchase Parkway at this site.

Updates as appropriate.