Lane closures on the Brent Spence Bridge for drainage clearing will start Tuesday evening, according to a recent announcement from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. “Work will be performed between the hours of 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.,” the announcement said. “Crews will require a single right lane closure on the Brent Spence Bridge north of […]
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UPDATE: I-71/I-75 overnight road maintenance to begin in Kenton County Monday
The Kentucky Department of Transportation, District 6 will begin overnight road work on I-71/I-75 southbound in Kenton County near the Brent Spence Bridge beginning on Monday, Oct. 9 at 8 p.m. The work will take place over the subsequent five nights between the hours of 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. and is expected to conclude […]
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Brent Spence open house: ‘An opportunity to come and ask questions’
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and the Ohio Department of Transportation held an open house event at the Cincinnati Riverfront Radisson Hotel in Covington on Wednesday. “We really wanted to give the public an opportunity to come and ask questions if they had specific questions,” said Bob Yeager, chief engineer for District 6 of the Kentucky […]
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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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Here’s how to learn more about the Brent Spence Bridge project
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and Ohio Department of Transportation will host two open house events to discuss the progress of the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project later this month, according to a recent press release from the project. “One meeting will be held in Kentucky and one in Ohio to allow the public to browse […]
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Check out the re-imagined Brent Spence Bridge corridor
After Gov. Andy Beshear joined Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Thursday to announce the construction companies chosen to build the Brent Spence companion bridge, a flyover of the re-imagined corridor was posted on the project’s website. The flyover begins at Dixie Highway and I-71/75, traveling north into Cincinnati. While Beshear said at Thursday’s press conference that […]
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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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NKY makes space for Brent Spence overhaul, but not everyone is happy
This story originally appeared in the July 14 edition of the Weekly LINK Reader. To see these stories first, subscribe here. Listen here | Watch here On Nov. 11, 2020, a semi truck heading northbound on the bottom deck of the Brent Spence Bridge jackknifed across the road at about 2:45 a.m. Another truck not […]
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How our local bridges earned their names
With Cincinnati just across the river, many Northern Kentuckians traverse one of the bridges that span the divide each day for work. In Campbell County, 37% of workers cross state lines for work. That number is 27% in Kenton and 18% in Boone, according to the Northern Kentucky Atlas. Even those without jobs across the […]
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Brent Spence Bridge community forum brings concerns of equity
Written by Bret Buganski for WCPO The public was invited to ask questions and give input about the Brent Spence Bridge Project — a $3.6 billion project looking to not only better connect Ohio and Kentucky, but also downtown Cincinnati and the West End — during a meeting Wednesday organized by GBBN Architects and the […]
