A contingent of Covington residents and others from around the Greater Cincinnati region packed the Covington commission chambers Tuesday night to voice concerns about the recently published concept designs for the 4th Street bridge replacement project. Speakers asked commission members to lobby the state transport cabinet for a bridge with three traffic lanes instead of […]
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4th Street bridge presentation draws agitators in Covington
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet gave a presentation this week on the progress of the 4th Street bridge replacement project at a meeting of the Covington Board of Commissioners. The meeting and presentation drew large numbers of agitators from the Coalition for Transit and Sustainable Development and the Devou Good Foundation, who spent the weeks leading […]
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Safety officials remind Kentuckians to avoid impaired driving ahead of Labor Day
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and the Kentucky Office of Highway Safety are reminding Kentuckians to be careful over the Labor Day weekend when participating in holiday activities involving alcohol. “Our top priority is keeping Kentuckians safe,” said Gov. Andy Beshear in a recent press release from the cabinet. “If you are under the influence and […]
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Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project team invites public to open house events in August
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and the Ohio Department of Transportation are hosting two open house events this August to update the public on the $3.6 billion Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project. The meetings will allow the public to browse exhibits, review project information, provide comments and talk one-on-one with the project team. No pre-registration is […]
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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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Highway work zone safety on Transportation committee’s radar
In 2022, more than a thousand crashes occurred in highway work zones in Kentucky, with five resulting in a fatality. Officials with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet shared those statistics with the Interim Joint Committee on Transportation on Tuesday. Several lawmakers on the committee said they hope to fix Kentucky’s highway work zone safety problems in […]
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Open while closed: How Aquaramp Marina stayed in business during Route 8 saga
“Excited and relieved,” is how Aquaramp Marina co-founder Brian Schleper told LINK nky he felt when he learned the portion of Old Route 8, where his business is located, was reopening after a four-year closure. “We never dreamed it would take this long for this to get this going again,” Schleper said. The locally infamous […]
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Devou Good Foundation to host public hearing on 4th Street bridge
Two local nonprofits, the Devou Good Foundation and the Coalition for Transit and Sustainable Development of Greater Cincinnati, will host a public hearing relating to the 4th Street bridge on Aug. 10 at 7 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church in Covington. The hearing will focus on the upcoming 4th Street bridge replacement project, which will […]
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Northbound I-471 reopens following hours-long closure
The northbound lanes of I-471 in Campbell County have reopened after being shut down for hours beyond US-27 for a serious crash. The southbound lanes are still being restricted, with heavy traffic in the area. Fort Thomas Police say they responded to an “injury accident” on I-471 northbound around 9:30 a.m. Friday. The northbound lanes […]
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I-75 in Kenton, Grant counties to undergo lane closures until November
A portion of road about five miles long on I-75 passing through Grant and Kenton counties will undergo ongoing road closures until November, according to a recent announcement from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. The closures are the result of a resurfacing project taking place along northbound I-75 from just south of exit 166 into Crittenden […]
