WQXE News

Construction crews are switching traffic on Interstate 65 at Exit 86 to a new alignment at the new bridge over the interstate and the Kentucky Route 222 intersections with BlueOval SK and US 31-W.

According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, traffic was scheduled to be moved off the bridge this past weekend. Motorists exiting and entering I-65 on the south side of the intersection will utilize the new ramps, while the existing ramps on the north side will remain in use until the old bridge is demolished.

Southbound exiting motorists will follow a temporary extended path to the new section of KY 222 and turn right toward Glendale or left toward US 31-W until the new southbound exit ramp is complete.

KYTC District Four Public Information Officer Chris Jessie said motorists should approach the new area with increased awareness and pay attention to striping and signage.

“Keep in mind that we’re not done with construction yet, so as time goes on folks are going to acclimate to where they want to go, how they’re going to get there, how they’re going to navigate,” Jessie said. “We’ve got three new signals through that area, so again, just be patient. Pay attention to the markings on the road and the signs, and everybody should be fine.”

The timeline for construction will be dependent upon weather this winter.

“From here on out, crews are going to continue working on really completing the overall project, and that’s going to include demolition of the old bridge, so that will start to come down,” Jessie said. “Once they get that demo work done then they can work on tying in the new ramps on the north side of town and cleaning that up.”

Posts from the KYTC with pictures and more information on the work at the interchange have been shared to the Quicksie and Wolf Facebook pages.

Area financial institutions are reminding residents to be on the lookout for several bank scams targeting customers.

“Scammers are using these internet-based services and some out-of-state telephone providers to spoof different banks’ telephone numbers, and they’ll send texts to thousands of random numbers in that bank’s service area about unauthorized charges, and the scammers hope that some of those random phone numbers will belong to real customers at the bank that they’re targeting,” said Cecilian Bank Senior Vice President Jim Eastridge. 

While Cecilian Bank has been the subject of several scams seen locally, banks across the country have seen their names come up in scam attempts.

If you get a text that you think is suspicious, go through the proper channels to verify it.

“If you get a text from a bank or business, use a safe link, a search engine, or an app for that business to log on to the retailer banking account to verify that activity,” Eastman said. “Never click on the link, no matter how legitimate it looks.”

Now is also a good time to make sure you are using a variety of passwords, as a single password makes you more susceptible.

“When these credentials are stolen in breaches, they can be cross-referenced with other stolen data like information from credit bureaus to try to determine where a person banks, to get their phone number, their email address, and a whole lot more information,” Eastman said. “This data’s sold on the dark web all the time, and the bad guys use this information to attempt logins to banks that you may have done business with in the past according to that stolen information.”

Similar to phone scams, remember to never give out personal or financial information unless you can confirm who the information is going to.