Mary Ingles Highway in Campbell County will fully reopen to traffic on Wednesday at 1 p.m., following a $9.1 million maintenance repair project to preserve the connection between the river cities of Bellevue, Dayton and Silver Grove to Fort Thomas.
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet closed the damaged section of the roadway to through traffic in 2019 due to a landslide. Last August, repairs began with the goal of stabilizing the road and reopening it.
KYTC District 6 Chief District Engineer Bob Yeager said the maintenance project brought state leaders, local utility companies, a railroad company, and private home and business owners all to the table.
“With numerous improvements completed, we’re excited to reopen this vital highway that connects several river cities, provides a faster route for emergency personnel, and improves safety overall,” Yeager said.
The maintenance project stretched from Tower Hill Road (1.767-mile point) to KY 445 (4.636-mile point), a total of 2.869 miles. It included excavating, installing railroad rails, wall cribbing, adding multiple soil nail walls (retaining walls) to shore up the hillside, reconstructing the shoulder area, removing/replacing pipe, adding culverts, paving and adding guardrail.