PADUCAH, Ky. — A section of U.S. 51 in Hickman County, south of Clinton has reopened to normal traffic flow between KY 2209 and KY 780.
U.S. 51 was was temporarily blocked to allow local law enforcement and emergency crews to remove a commercial vehicle from the roadway.
The semi was swept off the roadway along a flooded section of U.S. 51 South between the 4- and 5-mile marker over the weekend when the driver drove around road closed signs.
The site is cleared. All lanes are open.
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