If you’ve ever ordered a bunch of stuff (worth, say, about $4 billion) that you’ve wanted for a really long time (maybe like, a few decades) and then sat refreshing online tracking as you wait for the first delivery to arrive, you know how local transportation officials probably feel right now.
Just a couple weeks after the official ground-breaking for the long awaited, multi-billion-dollar Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project, a pivotal piece of equipment is making its way to the construction site.
A tugboat called the Elizabeth Ann left St. Louis May 26 with barges holding an enormous crane that will be used to make the footers of the new companion bridge. The Elizabeth Ann will travel down the Mississippi River and up the Ohio River to bring the crane here. You can follow the boat’s path here…