The Brent Spence Bridge Maintenance 2017 project managed by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC)have released an update on their work as the project is drawing to a close.
Crews begin transitioning northbound I-71/75 back to four lanes this Thursday, August 24.
Northbound Travel Will Be Reduced to One Lane Across the Brent Spence Bridge Thursday Night Beginning at 9 p.m. All Four Northbound Lanes Will Reopen By 5 a.m. Friday.
Access Ramps Will Also Reopen Thursday and Friday.
At 9 p.m. this Thursday, August 24, I-71/75 northbound will be reduced to a single lane across the Brent Spence Bridge, weather permitting. This closure will allow crews to complete work on the western-most lanes and transition the northbound (lower) deck back to a four-lane travel configuration.
Travel on all four northbound lanes will resume no later than 5 a.m. Friday, August 25. Also this week, crews will begin restoring access ramps that were closed as part of the Brent Spence Bridge maintenance project.
The ramps will open according to the following schedule:
Thursday, August 24, by 5 a.m.:
I-71/US 50 ramp to I-71/75 South (via Fort Washington Way)
3rd Street ramp in Cincinnati to I-71/75 South
I-71/75 South to Erlanger/KY 236 Exits 184, 184A, and 184B
Friday, August 25, by 5 a.m.:
4th Street ramp in Covington to I-71/75 NorthPeriodic Nighttime Lane Closures Are Expected to Continue on the Bridge Through Mid-November Although the 24/7 multi-lane closures will conclude this week, maintenance work will continue on the Brent Spence Bridge through mid-November. During this time, periodic nighttime only lane closures will be necessary.
Efforts will be made to limit these closures to a single lane at a time.
Learn more at BrentSpence2017.org includes up-to-date travel advisories, closure and access maps, detour and alternate route information, answers to Frequently Asked Questions and more.