Overnight roadblocks are scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 27, along I-275 West in Boone County as maintenance crews install new overhead utility wires. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet crews will install overhead utility wires near mile marker 4.9, just west of Petersburg Road, also known as KY 20. Several rolling roadblocks, each lasting about 15 minutes, are scheduled […]
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Major Covington interstate off-ramp to close permanently as traffic pattern shifts
The southbound off-ramp onto Fifth Street in Covington will close permanently on or after Sept. 14, according to an announcement this week from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. The closures will coincide with the completion of utility work on and around Third Street, which is expected to reopen around the same time. The closure and reopening […]
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Four Mile Road in Campbell County reopens following debris removal
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is advising motorists that the temporary road closure on Four Mile Road in Campbell County has been reopened to traffic. Four Mile Road was closed near Providence Trace Drive (mile point 6.03) beginning around 8:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 14, while the KYTC Campbell County maintenance crew removed trees and debris from […]
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Kentucky Transportation Cabinet mulls Michigan left turn at Madison Pike near I-275
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is weighing options for reducing traffic on KY-17, also known as Madison Pike, around the I-275 exits. One option could feature the use of use of RCUTS—Reduced Conflict U-Turns, sometimes referred to as Michigan left turns. Traffic analyses of the area date back to 2019, according to traffic studies LINK nky […]
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Construction on Brent Spence Companion Bridge set to begin this spring
Construction on the Brent Spence Companion Bridge is finally set to begin this spring, officials announced Monday. The Ohio Department of Transportation and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said the Ohio Controlling Board approved authority to finalize construction plans and start work on the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor project in the spring. The project, now years in the […]
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State to give $1 million to Covington to ease access during bridge construction
The Covington Board of Commissioners voted on Tuesday to approve the receipt of $1 million in state funding for creating infrastructure to ease access to the city during the Brent Spence Project. “We might want to think about these as gateways into the city corridors that we want to enhance that might be affected,” City […]
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Dixie Highway reconfiguration paused to allow more public input
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced Tuesday afternoon that it was pausing a proposed reconfiguration of Dixie Highway. The proposal, which proved unpopular among local leadership and residents, was put on hold “to allow time to re-examine the project and expand public engagement efforts about the project aimed at improving safety and traffic flow,” according to […]
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Elsmere formally opposes Dixie Highway road reconfiguration
What you need to know Elsmere City Council unanimously voted Monday night to oppose a reconfiguration of Dixie Highway proposed by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. The vote came at a special meeting that was called late in the day on Friday, two days after officials from Elsmere, Erlanger, Florence and the General Assembly learned about […]
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Return to ‘local control’ of driver’s license renewals is a priority for KY Senate GOP
Local officials such as sheriffs and county clerks could renew driver’s licenses in counties without regional offices under legislation that was filed Tuesday and is a priority in the Kentucky Senate. The bill comes in response to reports of delays in getting appointments at regional offices, extended wait times and long drives to offices for rural Kentuckians. Kentucky has 34 regional offices that […]
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Covington mulls how to spend $750k as bridge work looms
What you need to know The City of Covington is making plans on how to best spend the $750,000 the state recently allocated to the city to help it deal with the impending closure of the 4th Street Bridge (scheduled to close next week) and construction related to the Brent Spence Corridor Project. Recent public […]
