MAP: Roebling Bridge down to one lane
How to get around the 9-month closure
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Christopher Schwarz, WCPO
Starting Monday, Feb. 1, the Roebling Bridge will be down to one lane as crews prepare for a restoration project.
and last updated 2021-02-02 06:02:22-05
The roughly 8,100 drivers that cross the John A. Roebling Bridge each day will need to settle into a different route.
On Monday, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet reduced traffic on the suspension bridge to one lane, as crews prepare for a 10-month restoration project. On Feb. 15, the bridge will close entirely to all vehicle traffic. KYTC expects to reopen the bridge to vehicles in November.
That s one day ahead of schedule.
The Ohio Department of Transportation tweeted just after 2:30 p.m. that the southbound lanes were back open. Shortly after that, traffic was flowing on both decks of the bridge.
There was no ribbon cutting – just an unusually dusty rush of traffic across the 57-year-old span. I m able to say with complete confidence that we are returning to the public a bridge that is strong and sturdy and safe and ready to serve our needs for many more years to come, said Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary Jim Gray.
The reopening should be welcome news and an early Christmas present for thousands of local commuters as well as truck drivers and freight companies – and those who rely on them – from around the world.
and fuel. people caught in the traffic. a billion dollars? a billion dollars. president obama stood below it. behind us stands the brent/spence bridge. and prurch taesident trump t about it. yes. this is part of the greater problem we face with infrastructure in the country. a lot of major projects can t be built. the point is it s the poster child of what s wrong with infrastructure in this country. as a matter of fact, when the last transportation bill was debated on the floor of the senate, the visual that they had on the easel was the brent spence bridge. much of america s bold infrastructure projects are literally from another century. president eisenhower signed an act that constructed a 41,000 mile of roads connecting much of the country. these days infrastructure is less about building the big things and more about maintaining old pipes, old dams