Routine maintenance on Brent Spence Bridge begins; completion expected in November

For most of the calendar year, portions of the Brent Spence Bridge will be closed for planned routine maintenance.

The project, managed by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, includes cleaning and painting of the structure and is scheduled to be completed Nov. 15. The various lane and ramp closures will allow for this necessary upkeep to be completed.

If you followed @KYTC during the emergency repair project, you’ll recognize Cory Wilson, @KYTCDistrict6 Branch Manager, or as we like to call him –

The Man with a Bridge Plan
The Bridgemaster
The Bridgenator (OK, not really)

He’s back with an update on our upcoming work. pic.twitter.com/9pv2pCIRTX

— Brent Spence Bridge Info (@brentspenceinfo) February 28, 2021

Weather permitting, the following Phase 1 changes are expected to begin March 2:

At 11 p.m., the following ramps in Ohio will be closed and will remain closed throughout the duration of the maintenance project: on-ramp to Interstate 71 southbound from Fort Washington Way and the on-ramp to I-71 southbound from Third Street in downtown Cincinnati

In addition to the two westernmost lanes of travel (the two left lanes as you are heading north), the center right lane of travel will be closed from just north of the Fifth Street exit ramp in Kentucky to the I-71/Interstate 75 split in Ohio.

Traffic will be reduced to a single lane on I-71/I-75 northbound the Brent Spence Bridge. Only the far right lane will remain open. The center right lane will reopen to traffic, and two lanes of travel will be restored across by 4 a.m., Wednesday morning.

‼️ UPDATE: All work tonight will start at approximately 11 p.m. The I-71 southbound ramp closures, as well as the additional northbound lane closure, will begin at approximately 11 p.m. https://t.co/X4DorhIukR

— Brent Spence Bridge Info (@brentspenceinfo) March 2, 2021

Connecting Ohio and Kentucky, the Brent Spence Bridge is a major thoroughfare for local and national traffic. The four-lane bridge with upper and lower decks, carries I-71 and I-75 traffic over the Ohio River.

The Brent Spence Bridge reopened in late December after having been closed for six weeks for repairs required after two trucks collided and caused a fire. LL