Fort Mitchell City Council is considering prohibiting through traffic from semi-trucks on all city streets. At the May 5 council meeting, the council heard the first reading of an ordinance change that would still allow semi-trucks to complete commercial and residential deliveries within the city. However, the vehicles would no longer be able to cut […]
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Roundabouts coming to Fort Wright and Fort Mitchell?
Roundabouts may be coming to Fort Wright and Fort Mitchell as part of the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor project. Representatives from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet presented information about potential roundabouts at Fort Wright’s city council meeting on Nov. 20. Fort Wright and Fort Mitchell, among other local municipalities, looked at potential overpass designs as part […]
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LISTEN: Helping people on their worst day with Jacque Mayer & David Steele, Mayer Law
This week on the Mind Your Business, NKY! podcast, Lacy hands the reins over to LINK COO Mark Collier so he and business reporter Kenton Hornbeck can chat about changes at Cork ‘n Bottle, how vintage bourbon became a thing, the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor open house discussion that is planned in Covington for August 23. Then, Lacy Starling sits […]
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The Sunday Story Podcast: The Brent Spence Bridge Overhaul
This story originally appeared in the July 14 edition of the Weekly LINK Reader. To see these stories first, subscribe here. Nathan Granger, LINK nky’s Kenton County reporter, shares more about his story addressing the pros and cons of the Brent Spence Bridge project. To read the full story, click here. To watch, click here. The Sunday […]
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Local municipalities share input on Brent Spence Bridge corridor designs
The Brent Spence Bridge Corridor will be making big aesthetic changes to the region over the next few years, including the I-71/75 overpasses in Fort Wright and Fort Mitchell. At Fort Wright’s June 7 city council meeting, City Administrator Jill Cain Bailey presented the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s (KYTC) designs for the Kyles Lane overpass. “KYTC […]
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Group wants minority contractors included in Brent Spence project after fears they’re being sidelined
Written by Jessica Hart for WCPO “We want the bridge to be built, we know the bridge needs to be built, but we must be inclusive.” An Ohio organization wants to make sure minority contractors are included in the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project. The American Center for Economic Equality and The Black Contractors Group […]
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Community weighs in on Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project
Transportation officials from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and the Ohio Department of Transportation held court at the Kenton County Building Wednesday to field questions, ease concerns and share information with the Northern Kentucky community regarding the highly anticipated Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project. As of now, much of the fundamental design process is completed. What […]
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NKY homeowners ‘cautiously optimistic’ about new Brent Spence Bridge corridor project
By Jake Ryle of WCPO Thursday’s meeting to discuss the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project wasn’t Lou Wartman’s first rodeo. “Coming here, I thought here we go again. It would be just like the other meetings,” said Wartman, a Fort Wright homeowner of 27 years. Like many, he has sat through many meetings and many […]
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Brent Spence Bridge Corridor courts prospective construction companies
The Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project, one of the largest construction projects in the region’s history, is courting prospective construction companies. The Northern Kentucky Convention Center in Covington hosted a forum this week for contractors interested in working on the project. Renderings featured at the forum allowed attendees to see how the project, which is […]