Fearing for the safety of motorists along U.S. 68/80, two Cadiz residents addressed the Trigg County Fiscal Court Monday night in an effort to add signage and a turning lane to both entrances of Lake Barkley State Resort Park.
Jim Mullen and Wayne Gundry told the court during its regular meeting at the Trigg County Emergency Operations Center, that construction of U.S. 68/80 at the park entrance road — Kentucky 1489 — has led to some potentially dangerous road conditions.
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