US 127 across Wolf Creek Dam closes Sept. 2 for spillway work

JAMESTOWN, Ky. (August 28) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District closes both lanes of U.S. 127 across Wolf Creek Dam in Jamestown, Kentucky, to all traffic from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, September 2.

The closure facilitates the ongoing rehabilitation of spillway gates to upgrade flood risk and water management infrastructure within the Cumberland River Basin.

Crews accommodate emergency and school traffic as required. Message board signs at designated locations provide real-time updates to commuters. American Bridge deactivates the signs if workers finish early and reopen the roadway before 4 p.m.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is the nation's first engineering organization, committed to delivering innovative engineering solutions that benefit the American people. The district’s mission is to deliver vital engineering solutions, in collaboration with our partners to strengthen national security, energize our economy, and reduce disaster risk.

The Nashville District focuses on civil works operations across a 59,000-square-mile area spanning seven states: Tennessee, Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Mississippi, and Virginia, where it manages critical water resources within the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins, balancing flood risk management, commercial navigation, hydropower production, recreation, water supply, and water quality, while also operating 10 dams in the Cumberland River Basin and maintaining 14 navigation lock projects on the Cumberland and Tennessee River systems. The district is protecting people from water, protecting water from people, and making water useful.

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