If you live in Newport or pay frequent visits to James Taylor Park, you may have noticed some changes recently. In the Newport Community Discussion group on Facebook, speculation has ensued on what exactly is going on with things like trees and shrubs being ripped out along the riverbank. According to Newport Parks and Recreation […]
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Covington interstate ramps to close on Monday after being rescheduled
A pair of Covington interstate ramps will close starting Monday for roughly six months. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced Friday that ramps involved in the “Texas Turnaround” project near the Brent Spence Bridge will start on Monday, April 11. The work was rescheduled from this week. Starting at 9 p.m. Monday, the entrance ramp to […]
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Road work to close Independence Station Road
Kenton County Public Works will be performing ditch and grade work on Independence Station Road from Monday, April 11 through Friday, April 15 between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. It will be closed from the intersection of Independence Station Road at Cody Road (west side) to the intersection of Independence Station Road […]
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Emergency repair project on Brent Spence Bridge nets fourth award
The emergency repair of Brent Spence Bridge has earned another award. The bridge, which spans the Ohio River between Covington and Cincinnati, houses interstates 71 and 75, and carries more than 160,000 cars daily. In November 2020, a truck carrying chemicals was involved in a wreck with another semi-trailer, causing a fire in the middle […]
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Covington Connect named one of 50 transformative ‘smart’ projects around world
Covington’s city-led initiative to bridge the digital divide in Covington by expanding access to free, public wifi was named one of the 50 most transformative “smart” projects in the world at the 5th Annual Smart 50 Award Gala in Columbus, Ohio. Nearly half of all Covington residents have signed up for public Wi-Fi through “Covington […]
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The long-awaited new Grant’s Lick Elementary School may finally be underway
The process of building a new Grant’s Lick Elementary School began around 2019 with the purchase of 80 acres in southern Campbell County near Plum Creek Church. With the current elementary school building being built in 1936 and a growing population in southern Campbell County, the Campbell County School District couldn’t pass up the opportunity […]
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Covington to extend City Hall’s lease as preliminary work on new home is underway
The Covington city commission on Tuesday put forward a plan to renew the city’s lease at 20 West Pike Street where City Hall has been located since 2013. The City of Covington became a renter that year when it sold its Madison Avenue building to be developed as Hotel Covington. Since then, the city has […]
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Roebling Suspension Bridge to reopen to vehicular traffic on Friday
After more than a year, the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge will reopen to vehicular traffic on Friday afternoon. The 155-year old span has undergone a major restoration started in February of last year with no cars allowed to cross it and only one of its pedestrian paths open. It connects Covington to Cincinnati over […]
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Union awards bids for city-wide road repairs
A bid for $262,000 was awarded to Riegler Blacktop for the first phase of a city-wide resurfacing project in Union. The bid is part of the annual street repair program, and this year’s repairs will focus on eight streets in total. Some streets include Richmond Road in the Arbor Springs neighborhood, Burley Street in Hempstead, […]
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Not yet: Covington interstate ramps won’t close tonight, after all
Two interstate ramps in Covington scheduled to close Monday night for roughly six months will remain open after all, at least for now. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced a change of plans on Monday afternoon, just hours before the closures were set to begin. The planned closures are part of an $8.8 million project designed […]