By Robin Gee, Council Beat Editor A Highland Heights “Good Neighbor Award” went to a group of students from outside of the city whose project focused on helping Highland Heights with a specific problem. Seven students from Calvary Christian School in Covington gave a short presentation of their ideas aimed at addressing a local traffic […]
Tag: I-471
Ramps, exits closed this weekend at I-471 and US-27 in Fort Thomas, Southgate
Construction continues at US 27 at I-471 in Southgate, KY near Fort Thomas. This weekend, starting at 9 p.m. on Friday, August 2 through 6 a.m. Monday morning, August 5, the ramp from I-471 to US 27 (Exit 2) and the ramp from US 27 to I-471 Southbound will be closed. The closures are necessary […]
I-471 to be named The Jim Bunning Memorial Highway
In honor and remembrance of former U.S. Senator and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Bunning, Senate Joint Resolution 44, sponsored by Senator Wil Schroder (R-Wilder), directs the Transportation Cabinet to designate Interstate 471 as the Jim Bunning Memorial Highway. A beloved member of the community, Senator Bunning served in many levels of government. […]
Ramp from US-27 to I-471 North Closed Friday, June 7-10
Construction continues at US 27 at I-471 in Southgate, KY near Fort Thomas. This Friday, June 7 at 9 p.m. the ramp from US 27 to I-471 NB will be closed so road officials can remove the bad pavement and put down new. The ramp will reopen on Monday, June 10 at 6 a.m. The […]
$1.8 Million Project to Repair US-27 at I-471 Begins Monday
A $1.8 million project on US-27 at the I-471 interchange near the Southgate/Fort Thomas limits will begin on April 1. The District 6 Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced that crews will begin next week replacing the original concrete with asphalt. Voted Best Yoga Studio in Kentucky by Best Things Kentucky. Located at 18 N. Fort Thomas […]
Campbell County Road Maintenance Will Affect Busy Intersection For Months
Campbell County motorists at a busy intersection are going to have to deal with maintenance and resurfacing issues over the next few months. Hassman and Doyle Lawfirm. 859-655-4430. This is an advertisement. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said that a base failure and resurfacing project on US 27 is scheduled to begin Friday, September 29. Work […]
Construction on U.S. 27 in Highland Heights Continues
Road construction continues on US 27 near the intersection of I-471 in Highland Heights. A pavement repair project is in progress on US 27. Work will take place from Ripple Creek Road extending north to the intersection with I-471. Beginning Friday night, April 29th, 2016 at 9 p.m., work will be performed in the […]
Wrong Way Driver Causes Three-Car Collision on 471
Lindsay Milligan. Campbell County Detention Center. A three-car crash on 471 N on April 16 left one driver in jail, debris all over the roadway and all three cars towed from the scene. Lindsay Milligan, 21, of Cincinnati, was arrested by Fort Thomas Police and charged with driving under the influence and wanton endangerment. She […]
Rollover Accident on I-471 N Near Fort Thomas
UPDATE (12:35 p.m.) According to Jim Schneider, of the Southgate Police Department, the driver of the vehicle that rolled over on I-471 did not have any serious injuries and did not require transport to the hospital. It was the only vehicle involved and weather conditions were a factor in the crash. A rollover accident on […]
Alexandria Ambulance Transporting Patient Crashed on 471
FTM file. UPDATE: 2:31. All lanes back open. Police are investigating after an ambulance overturned with patient inside on northbound Interstate 471. The Campbell County dispatch confirmed to FTM that two medics and one patient were in the ambulance at the time of the incident. The highway, northbound 471 just after the 275 interchange is […]

