Group hopes to speed up new Ohio River bridge October 12, 2008 11:50 AM
COVINGTON, Ky.
Officials in southwest Ohio and northern Kentucky are working together to speed up the construction of a new bridge spanning the Ohio River from Kentucky to Ohio.
The heavily traveled Brent Spence Bridge connects Cincinnati with Covington, Ky. Some estimates say replacing the bridge could take more than a decade.
A group calling itself the "Bridge Builders" was formed recently to help speed up the evaluation process.
The group will help determine a proper site for the new bridge, which could cost up to $3 billion.
Steve Pendery, the judge-executive in Campbell County, Ky., says the group also hopes to get enough information to knock a couple of years off the planning process.
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