Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials will provide updates on two of the most critical infrastructure projects in Northern Kentucky during an event this week.
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At Thursday’s Covington Business Council monthly luncheon, Elizabeth Wetzel, the City of Covington’s director of special projects and intergovernmental affairs, will give an update on the Brent Spence Corridor Project and the anticipated replacement of the 4th Street Bridge, along with Stacee Hans, Brent Spence, and Cory Wilson, cabinet project managers from 4th Street.
The Embassy Suites in the Covington RiverCenter will serve as the venue for the event. The conversation will be moderated by John Hurd of Duke Energy.
Officials will talk about future project steps, such as moving utilities and stabilizing aged stormwater and water pipelines, according to the news release for the event.
While Covington’s aesthetics committee examines designs for roadways, streetscapes, murals, and signage associated with the bridge projects, officials will also talk about plans to make Goebel Park more approachable and welcoming once the bridge construction is finished.
Beginning next spring, the current bridge will be closed for two years as part of the 4th Street Bridge replacement project, which will connect Covington and Newport via Kentucky Route 8. The 1936 building will be removed to create room for a new twin-decked, three-arch steel bridge.
The Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project is a
multi-billion-dollar overhaul
of I-71/I-75 in Northern Kentucky and Ohio. In addition to building a new companion bridge, the project will rehabilitate the existing span for local traffic, reconfigure ramps, and add pedestrian and bicycle connections.
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