After finding it would have “no significant" environmental impact, the U.S. Dept. of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration signed off on the $3.6-billion Brent Spence Bridge Corridor for a crossing over the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. The design of the bridge portion of the corridor improvement project, intended to reduce congestion on the existing Brent Spence Bridge, is not finalized, though construction is set to start next year.
“The project will address one of the worst truck bottlenecks in the nation by improving safety and travel on an Interstate connection that carries more than $400 billion worth of freight every year,” Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said in a statement.
