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Two New Bridges, One Project. The Louisville - Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project (LSIORBP). 01-30-2014 Real Estate Economic Forecast. Area Map. The Bridges Project. Purpose and Need. Safety problems Traffic congestion Inefficient mobility Inadequate system linkage
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Two New Bridges, One Project The Louisville - Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project (LSIORBP) 01-30-2014 Real Estate Economic Forecast
Area Map Two New Bridges, One Project
Purpose and Need • Safety problems • Traffic congestion • Inefficient mobility • Inadequate system linkage • Planning consistency Bottom line: Improve cross-river mobility
Downtown Crossing Two New Bridges, One Project
New I-65 Downtown Bridge • Six lanes of NB I-65 traffic • Located East of the Existing Kennedy Bridge • 99 Feet wide • 2,114 feet long with 3 towers • 71 feet above water
Existing JFK Bridge Rehab • Deck Reconfiguration • Convert to SB Only • Deck Reconstruction • New SB Approach Spans Section 2 – Downtown Bridge
Downtown Crossing - Indiana • Reconstructs I-65 to add additional lanes • Reconstructs approaches to the Clark Memorial Bridge to permit more direct access to I-65 Two New Bridges, One Project
East End Crossing 4B • Kentucky Approach: reconstruction and new terrain road on KY 841 • Section 4A: from the southern limit of Section 4 to the northerly abutment of the proposed Harrods Creek/River Road bridge; this section includes the Drumanard Tunnel • Section 4B: from the north end of Section 4A to the new East End Ohio River Bridge 4 A 4 B 4A
East End Crossing • East End Bridge: Anew four-lane Ohio River bridge with a pedestrian walkway and bikeway, opening to traffic in late 2016 (capable of being expanded to six lanes with only striping) 5 12
East End Crossing • Indiana Approach: Construction of a new roadway from the existing SR 265/SR62/Port Road Interchange to the new East End Bridge New interchange at Salem Road 6 13
Project Schedule Downtown Crossing December 28, 2012 – Contract Awarded To Walsh December 2016 – Construction Completion East End Crossing December 27, 2012 – Commercial Close to the Walsh – Vinci – Bilfinger (WVB) Team March 28, 2013 – Commercial Close October 2016 – Construction Completion Two New Bridges, One Project
Web Page WWW.KYINBRIDGES.COM Two New Bridges, One Project