$3.6 billion Brent Spence Bridge project cleared for design, construction following federal approval
The Brent Spence Bridge project will officially move forward without tolls, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Friday.
In January, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced more than $1.6 billion in federal funding for the project.
As the deadline to file approaches, at least a dozen Kentuckians are jumping in the race.
The big promise from Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is that the new bridge will happen without tolls.
The trip on Wednesday was also about cold, hard cash.
The State House and Senate gaveled in at noon with Republicans firmly in power with supermajorities in both chambers again.
The bipartisan infrastructure bill, signed on by Kentucky U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell and both Ohio senators, now gives $1.6 billion toward the project.
A new companion bridge will be built to the west of the Brent Spence Bridge, which was built in the 1960s.
The American Society of Highway Engineers named the emergency repairs on the Brent Spence Bridge the 2021 National Project of the Year under $20 million.
A Metro Council resolution urging state leaders to remove tolls from the Ohio River bridges moved forward.