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Build the Bridges Already!

 

An outdated and overcapacity cross-river highway network is holding our community back.  Extreme traffic congestion and gridlock cause accidents, injuries and delay.  It slows the movement of people and goods, which hurts businesses on both sides of the river and threatens the vital logistics economy and our region’s ability to compete.

The Ohio River Bridges Project is the most important economic development project for this region in our lifetime, and the Bridges Coalition wants so see it built as quickly and cost-effectively as possible.  It’s about safety, mobility, job creation and long-term economic development.

 

It’s worth it…

More than 147,000 local jobs rely on a safe, efficient transportation!  Read more.

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An Open Letter to the Elected Leaders of Kentucky and Indiana

 

 

The closure of the Sherman Minton Bridge has had a devastating effect on Louisville and Southern Indiana communities and has damaged the backbone of the logistics industry that serves as an economic engine for the entire region.

 

Motorists throughout this region are experiencing first hand the impact of inadequate and failing infrastructure. It means added congestion, delay, pollution, accidents and injury. It is costing businesses thousands of dollars a day, as people and goods sit in traffic or are forced to endure miles of re-routing.

 

To meet the region’s transportation needs over the long term, we must expand our cross-river options, and there is a plan on the table to do so. Read More. 

 

 

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The Latest…

• States divide project construction
• Mayor Fischer urges citzens to support Bridges Project
• Closure of Sherman Minton leaves commuters, business stalled
• $1.2 billion could be shaved from cost of project
• Search for lead contractor to begin in early 2012
• Read more.
 

 

Why two bridges?

 

The Kennedy Bridge downtown is aging and handles more traffic than it was designed to carry. One new bridge alone simply will not solve our congestion and safety challenges.

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About tolls…

 

With cash-strapped governments, tolls will close the funding gap between the amount that can be committed by the two state governments and the project’s cost. As opposed to a tax, tolling is structured so that those who use and benefit from the new infrastructure help to pay for it. 

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