people who need to cross the ohio river in louisville, kentucky. on friday unexpectedly the state of indiana shut down the sherman-minton bridge, the sherman-minton brej idge connects the town of new albany in southern indiana to louisville, kentucky. indiana is in charge of the bridge that spans the two states. the bridge was not shut down in this case because of some big storm like hurricane irene. the bridge was shut down in this case because it was deemed too dangerous to be kept open. inspection crews found a crack in a load bearing part of this 50-year-old bridge and decided they need to close down this bridge for at least three weeks for further diagnosis. every day 80,000 vehicles use that bridge to cross the ohio river. those commuters are being die verts verted to two other bridges, making a 20-minute commute a two-hour commute and adding to the aging process of the other two bridges to which traffic is being diverted.
people who need to cross the ohio river in louisville, kentucky. on friday unexpectedly the state of indiana shut down the sherman-minton bridge, the sherman-minton bridge connects the town of new albany in southern indiana to louisville, kentucky. indiana is in charge of the bridge that spans the two states. the bridge was not shut down in this case because of some big storm like hurricane irene. the bridge was shut down in this case because it was deemed too dangerous to be kept open. inspection crews found a crack in a load bearing part of this 50-year-old bridge and decided they need to close down this bridge for at least three weeks for further diagnosis. every day 80,000 vehicles use that bridge to cross the ohio river. those commuters are being die ver verted to two other bridges, making a 20-minute commute a two-hour commute and adding to the aging process of the other two bridges to which traffic is being diverted.
now we re looking for a messy storm tonight and tomorrow. rol? we ll keep our fingers crossed and baton down the hatches tonight. thank you, bonnie. checking the other top stories. former senator bob dole is in the walter reed army medical center this morning. the former republican presidential candidate being treated for a fever that originally popped up earlier this week. doll s 87 years old, served in the senate from 1969 to 1996, when he resigned to run for president. happening in southern sudan, voters go to the polls to decide whether to succeed or remain united with the northern cartoon government. this is south sudan s president casting the first ball lost he calls a historic moment. it s expected the christian south will choose independence from the north. caretakers of the transalaska pipeline are trying to find a leak that has slowed a rate of oil to a mere trickle. inspection crews found oil pooling in the basement of a booster pump yesterday.
ohio river in louisville, kentucky. on friday unexpectedly the state of indiana shut down the sherman-minton bridge, the sherman-minton bridge connects the town of new albany in southern indiana to louisville, kentucky. indiana is in charge of the bridge that spans the two states. the bridge was not shut down in this case because of some big storm like hurricane irene. the bridge was shut down in this case because it was deemed too dangerous to be kept open. inspection crews found a crack in a load bearing part of this 50-year-old bridge and decided they need to close down this bridge for at least three weeks for further diagnosis. every day 80,000 vehicles use that bridge to cross the ohio river. those commuters are being diverted to two other bridges, making a 20-minute commute a two-hour commute and adding to the aging process of the other two bridges to which traffic is being diverted. the mayor of jeffersonville, indiana, is urging motorists who