Sherman Minton Bridge repairs scheduled to begin in early June

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Your commute across the Sherman Minton Bridge will soon be slowed by construction.

Repairs are set to begin in early June and wrap up to traffic in August 2023.

"We're two-and-a-half years in, and we've got about a three-year construction season ahead of us," project spokeswoman Andrea Brady said. "So it's kind of a midpoint in the project but definitely an exciting time."

Officials with the project said eastbound and westbound sides of the bridge will be down to two lanes when the work starts.

"I think we will probably lose some business, specifically coming from Louisville, but I also think more people will probably stay in town," said New Albany resident Matt Berman, who owns several buildings near downtown. "This is kind of par for the course. It certainly doesn't make things easier, but I think we will be able to adapt enough that hopefully people will still feel comfortable to come backwards and forwards."

But before bridge construction begins, crews will make improvements to some of the ramps leading to the bridge. Those include the Interstate 65 to Interstate 265 and Interstate 64 to I-265 interchanges. That work will start May 17 and is expected to last about two weeks.