CINCINNATI, OH (WOWO) Officials in Ohio and Kentucky have broken ground on the long-planned companion to the Brent Spence Bridge, marking the start of construction on a multibillion-dollar interstate project over the Ohio River.
Officials break ground on companion bridge
Transportation and elected officials gathered Friday to formally begin construction on a second bridge alongside the existing Brent Spence Bridge, which carries Interstate 71 and Interstate 75 between Ohio and Kentucky.
The Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) says the existing bridge handles roughly $1 billion in freight traffic daily, in addition to heavy commuter flow across the river corridor.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, and U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., were among the officials participating in ceremonial shoveling to mark the start of construction…