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Northern Kentucky leaders discuss Brent Spence Bridge
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Biden returns to Ohio to tout economic plans
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Harris is meeting with Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) to talk about infrastructure and public transit systems.
The discussion will likely include the Brent Spence Bridge. The I-71/75 interstate bridge is a major north-south trade corridor with over a billion dollars worth of freight crossing it daily.
There s a $2.6 billion plan to build a companion bridge to help carry that load, but it lacks funding. Local and state officials are hoping the project could get funding under President Biden s proposed American Jobs Plan.
That proposal would include $115 billion for roads and the 10 most economically significant bridges.
Mark Policinski heads the Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana Regional Council of Governments. He told WVXU shortly after the president s plan was released that if the Brent Spence Bridge is not on that list, then it s a bad list. It s as simple as that.
Infrastructure: Ohio bridge a reminder of hurdle Biden faces as negotiations begin
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‘We’ve been here before’: Ohio bridge serves as a reminder of political hurdle Biden faces as infrastructure negotiations begin
The Brent Spence Bridge, which spans the Ohio River, has long been a political football and a symbol of government dysfunction.
On one of the busiest trucking routes in the United States, with more than $1 billion in freight passing across it every day, the gridlock serves as a constant reminder of unfulfilled promises in the nation’s long-running infrastructure debate.
“It’s been batted around by both parties for a long time, but the need is now,” said Brad Slabaugh, general manager of Hilltop Companies, a construction firm that sits in the shadow of the bridge. “We had promises from past administrations and we would like to see those promises come through.”