The debris that caused a water line brake in south Logan County last week is set to be removed beginning today.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) will be removing the buildup of debris against the Red River bridge on Hwy. 431 north of Adairville. The work will cause the closure of Hwy. 431 near the bridge while crews are clearing out the debris.

Keirsten Jaggers of KYTC said Hwy. 431 will be closed around the bridge from 7:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. today, Wednesday and Thursday.

Motorists will need to use a marked detour around the bridge while the work is going on, but the bridge will be open for traffic at other times during the day.

Anyone who lives off Hwy. 431 between the closure and the bridge will be allowed to drive to and from their home while the debris is being cleaned up.

“We're not going to be blocking anyone from their driveway or anything like that,” Jaggers said.

The Logan Todd Regional Water Commission (LTRWC) owns the line that was affected by the buildup of debris and will be able to assess the damage done to the line after KYTC is finished clearing the area.

In the meantime, water will continue to be rerouted into Adairville while the line is not operational.

“We've got plenty of water going to Adairville through an alternate route,” LTRWC systems manager Brent Traughber said. “It's been working very well. We're keeping plenty of water in the Adairville tower.”

Once the debris, which is made up mainly of logs and tree limbs, is out of the way, LTRWC will decide the best way to remedy the situation with the line - and it likely won't be a simple repair.

The old water line has been repaired on more than one occasion, will probably be replaced.

“We don't intend to just patch it this time,” Traughber said. “We intend on going going deeper and farther north and south with it.”