mudslides are beginning to impact roads in Northern Kentucky after continual rain is washing out the area.A portion of Mary Ingles Highway or Old Route 8 is closed in both directions after a mudslide occurred on Friday, accordin
g to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 6.The mudslide is located just past the Aquaramp Marina between River Road and Tower Hill and is covering the highway.Crews have been working to clear trees and soil from the roadway since around 3 a.m. or 4 a.m. According to KYTC, it's about a 50- to 60-foot section of the roadway that crews need to clear. The road closure is east of Fort Thomas in Campbell County.Watch as crews work to clear the mudslide below: Mary Ingles Highway closed due to mudslideThe same stretch of Mary Ingles Highway reopened in July 2024, five years after a landslide significantly damaged the highway, including large cracks in the roadway.There is no structural damage, and KYTC plans to reopen the road on Friday.In addition to the Mary Ingles Highway road closure, U.S. Route 42 between Hance and Riddle Run in Gallatin County was closed due to a mudslide. Also a mudslide came over the retaining wall Several roads in the Tri-State have been blocked for flooding, mudslides or storm debris after severe storms blew through the region early Thursday morning. Click here for a full list. ...read more read less