The six-week expedited repair effort for the fire-damaged Brent Spence Bridge is nearly completed, with the key Ohio River crossing on track to reopen by Dec. 23.
According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, which oversees maintenance of the 1,736-ft-long, double-deck, cantilevered truss bridge carrying Interstates 71 and 75 between Covington, Ky, and Cincinnati, Ohio, crews from prime contractor Kokosing Construction Co., of Westerville, Ohio, placed the final replacement concrete sections on the bridge’s lower-level on Friday, Dec., 18. That leaves final inspections and worksite clean-up as the only tasks remaining under Kokosing’s $3.1 million repair contract with the cabinet.