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The Louisville - Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project
(LSIORBP)
01-30-2014 Real Estate Economic Forecast
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Area Map
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The Bridges Project
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Bottom line: Improve cross-river mobility
• Safety problems• Traffic congestion• Inefficient mobility• Inadequate system
linkage• Planning consistency
Purpose and Need
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Downtown Crossing
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Existing Kennedy Interchange
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Proposed Kennedy Interchange
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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
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• Deck ReconfigurationConvert to SB OnlyDeck Reconstruction•New SB Approach Spans
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Existing JFK Bridge Rehab
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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
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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
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East End Crossing
• East End Bridge: A new 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)
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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
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Project Schedule
Downtown Crossing December 28, 2012 – Contract Awarded To WalshDecember 2016 – Construction Completion
East End CrossingDecember 27, 2012 – Commercial Close to the Walsh – Vinci – Bilfinger (WVB) TeamMarch 28, 2013 – Commercial CloseOctober 2016 – Construction Completion
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Web Page
WWW.KYINBRIDGES.COM
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