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Kentucky and Ohio transportation officials held a series of public input sessions to get feedback on ongoing design work. You can still weigh in online through Jan. 5, 2023.
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Starting Thursday, Dec. 1, the W. 4th St. entrance onto the highway will close permanently to make way for the new "Texas Turnaround" entrance further south on Pike St.
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City officials and the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber asked the Ohio Department of Transportation to make changes to the design to reclaim more land, improve green space and pedestrian/bicyclist safety, and keep a "city feel."
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The Brent Spence Bridge will someday get a companion — but how will this additional span impact both sides of the Ohio River?
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The new plan would have through-traffic on the new bridge, and local traffic on the existing I-71/75 bridge.
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Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray will meet with Mitch Landrieu Wednesday in the nation's capital. At the top of his list of projects is the Brent Spence companion bridge.
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The $2 billion is only 60% of what the multi-state project — including a companion bridge and road improvements — would cost.
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In a release issued Monday — the day the ramps were supposed to close — the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said the Pike Street entrance ramp to I-71/75 and the exit ramp from northbound I-71/75 to Fifth Street in Covington will remain open for the time being. A new closure date is expected later this week.
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The governors of Kentucky and Ohio signed a memorandum of understanding Monday stating their commitment to work together to make the $2.8 billion companion bridge a reality. The money is part of the bipartisan federal infrastructure bill. Plans do not include tolls, making it the first time a viable plan for expansion doesn't include them.
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While in Newport Tuesday, Gov. Andy Beshear also talked about the future of the Brent Spence companion bridge project.