State and local leaders announced Thursday that the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor's long awaited construction project has been given the green light thanks to two federal grants totaling $1.6 billion.
"Ohio and Kentucky have been discussing the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project for almost two decades, and now, we can finally move beyond the talk and get to work," Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said in a Thursday news release. "This project will not only ease the traffic nightmare that drivers have suffered through for years, but it will also help ensure that the movement of the supply chain doesn't stall on this nationally significant corridor."
Groundbreaking on the project will likely occur in late 2023 and completion is slated for 2029. It includes a new companion bridge next to the Brent Spence Bridge and other improvements to the corridor which total $3.6 billion. Ohio and Kentucky will need to work together in the coming years to finance the rest of the project's costs.
