Several more downtown street closures are planned in the coming week while CSX crews continue maintenance on rail crossings in Hopkinsville, city officials said in a press release. Most of the work will be done during the night and early morning.
The closures, weather permitting, will be:
- East Ninth Street at the rail crossing, beginning at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17.
- East Fourth Street at the rail crossing, beginning at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18.
- East First Street at the rail crossing, beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19.
In addition, CSX will begin work Thursday, Aug. 20, on remaining rail crossings throughout the city, and those will remain closed through the weekend, according to the city’s release.
Drivers should prepare for detours during the rail work.
(Jennifer P. Brown is the editor and founder of Hoptown Chronicle. Reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org.)
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
