PHOTO: On the stretch of road between River Road and Tower Hill, there are multiple roadside memorials visible to memorialize those who have lost their lives due to vehicle crash fatalities on Route-8. FTM file. A wet month has closed one of Campbell County’s most dangerous due to a mudslide. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Officials alerted […]
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Scary Accident on Route-8 in Fort Thomas Sends One to Hospital with Serious Injuries
A 78-year old man from Flemingsburg, Kentucky sustained serious injuries after his car hit black ice on Route-8 in Fort Thomas and slid off the road just before 9:00 a.m., before crashing into railroad tracks below the road. Fort Thomas Police Lt. Brent Moening said that emergency responders from Fort Thomas were on scene and […]
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ALERT: Mud Slide Closes Portion of Route 8 in Fort Thomas
Note: This photo is from previous archives. A section of Route 8 in Fort Thomas is covered in mud as a result of heavy rain, officials told Fort Thomas Matters. As of 1:00 p.m., Route 8 is closed between River Rd. and Tower Hill due to a mudslide. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is on scene […]
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Transportation Officials Want to Limit Traffic on Route 8 in Fort Thomas, Campbell County
The Kentucky Transportation Department has announced that portions of Route 8 are being redesignated. Route 8 stretches across Campbell County, but the portions that could be redesignated includes sections in Fort Thomas, Newport, Bellevue and Dayton. This would give KYTC the option of reducing the speed limit and lowering weight load limits as conditions dictate […]
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The Future of Route 8 (KY-8) Under Study by State Officials
This stretch of road on KY-8 was suspected to have been the cause of a fatality in 2015. FTM file. By Jennifer Summer At the May 16, 2016 Fort Thomas City Council meeting discussion took place regarding several projects that will effect the travel of Fort Thomas residents. While some of the projects will be […]
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Motorcyclist in Fatal Accident on State Route 8 in Fort Thomas Identified
Shawn Rhodes. Facebook. The man that was killed while riding his motorcycle Sunday evening in Fort Thomas has been identified as Shawn Rhodes, of Cincinnati. Rhodes (35) was riding west with a group of six motorcyclists on State Route 8 when, according to some of the riders in that group, he hit an uneven part […]
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BREAKING: Fatal Motorcycle Accident on Route 8
The stretch of road on Route 8 where the accident occurred Sunday night. FTM file. A Cincinnati man is dead after crashing his motorcycle on Route 8 in Fort Thomas Sunday evening at approximately 6:30 p.m. Fort Thomas paramedics and police showed up on scene for the single motorcycle crash. Police say that he was […]
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Route 8 CLOSED Today Through Friday
Route 8 in Fort Thomas. A guardrail is nearly flush with the road as a result of slippage. KY 8 (Mary Ingalls Highway) 5 – 7.9 mile-marker – Tomorrow through Friday, March 17 – 20th, KY 8 (Mary Ingalls Highway) will be closed to through traffic so that crews can remove a mudslide near sections […]
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Could This Fort Thomas Guardrail Cause More Harm than Good?
Does this guardrail along Route 8 actually pose more of a threat than provide safety?/MG When driving down KY Route 8, as it stretches down along the Fort Thomas riverfront, have you ever noticed this guardrail? If you overlooked it completely, it is probably because it might as well not even be there.
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Fort Thomas Mid-week News Update
I am a little late on this update and I started writing this while in New Orleans watching UK bring home their 8th championship. Obviously I was distracted so here they are: 1. There have been rumors of a possible move of DEP from the Fort Thomas Plaza to the old Moore’s Hardware store on […]