Various lane closures will occur next week on the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge, also known as the Big Mac Bridge, to allow work crews to perform inspections, according to a Friday announcement from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. The inspections are scheduled to take place from Monday, Aug. 24 to Friday, Aug. 28, weather permitting. Drivers […]
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I-471’s Park Avenue exit in Newport is getting a redesign. Here’s what will change
Drivers coming off Interstate 471 at Exit 5 in Newport will see major safety changes next year, including lane separation, a speed hump, curb extensions and new pedestrian crossings. The city of Newport shared at its Aug. 17 meeting that the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is planning improvements to the I-471 southbound ramp at Park Avenue, […]
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I-471 southbound exit ramp to Grand Avenue reopens
The exit ramp to Fort Thomas and Newport on I-471 southbound is now open. Enough progress has been made on the ongoing Grand Avenue roadway rehabilitation project that the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet opened the I-471 southbound exit ramp to Grand Avenue. The project is expected to be completed by Aug. 1.
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I-471 reopens after crews repair damage from explosion, fire
All lanes have reopened after a tanker explosion and large fire on Friday night forced the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet crews to close I-471 for repairs. “This gives new meaning to Opening Day,” KYTC posted on Facebook Saturday. “As of 6:20 p.m., all lanes on I-471 have reopened to traffic following a fire.” The fix, the […]
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Newport businesses optimistic as Big Mac Bridge repairs reach latest milestone
Optimism began swelling among Newport businesses struggling to stay afloat as crews began to rebuild the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge Monday morning. At the Newport Pizza Company, server Niki Lawson said business had dropped at least 10% since a fire damaged the southbound lanes of I-471, making traffic to cross the river nearly unbearable for many. “It’s been a […]
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Big Mac Bridge demolition to begin after Thanksgiving
Crews working on the Big Mac Bridge repairs will start putting more shoring towers up early next week, an Ohio Department of Transportation spokesperson said, before demolition on the southbound side begins sometime after the Thanksgiving holiday and lasts through December. “If it’s not too cold and we don’t have a lot of bad weather, […]
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I-471 bridge fire repair update: Shoring towers all installed to begin repair assessment
All six shoring towers have been installed underneath the southbound lanes of I-471 on the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge. The towers will allow the Ohio Department of Transportation and contractor to inspect and assess what repairs are needed after a massive fire broke out underneath the bridge two weeks ago. Inspections are scheduled to take […]
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Several weekend events will make traffic worse with SB I-471 still closed
If you’ve been downtown at all this past week, you know that trying to leave is a traffic cluster… truck. The closure of the southbound lanes of I-471 on the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge is to blame for heavy traffic throughout downtown Cincinnati and southbound on any of the other city bridges. That closure was the […]
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UPDATE: I-471 Daniel Carter Beard Bridge repair project begins Monday
A repair project on the Daniel Carter Beard Bridge, which allows for the crossing of the Ohio River between Newport and Cincinnati on I-471, will begin on July 15 and will involve multiple lane closures over the next six months.
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Overnight lane closure on I-471 in Campbell County for safety project
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced an evening/overnight lane closure on I-471 in Campbell County beginning Monday, March 18, for a safety improvement project.
