News Item #733

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has eliminated a couple of alternatives from the Brent Spence Bridge replacement study. A plan to build a bridge for I-75 far to the west of downtown near the Anderson Ferry will not be studied, and a plan to build a bridge to the west of the current bridge along with a large new interchange west of downtown Cincinnati will not be studied. The latter was one of the six alternatives presented in January.

The changes were announced during a meeting of local transportation officials on Wednesday. At the same meeting, engineers presented data on why a tunnel was not a feasible alternative.

More information: Cincinnati Enquirer: Two bridge options dropped (March 11, 2004) , Cincinnati Post: New bridge options trimmed to 5 (March 11, 2004) , (Northern) Kentucky Post: Brent Spence options narrowed to five (March 11, 2004) , (Northern) Kentucky Post Corrections: Truck ban cost (March 11, 2004)