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原文传递 Biden, McConnell Tout Infrastructure Legislation During Brent Spence Bridge Visit

题名：	Biden, McConnell Tout Infrastructure Legislation During Brent Spence Bridge Visit
正文语种：	eng
作者：	SHELLEY BYRNE
摘要：	The federal government will pay $1.6 billion for a new bridge crossing the Ohio River between northern Kentucky and Cincinnati, Ohio, and the president visited the site January 4 to highlight the project as an example of bipartisan support for infrastructure projects. President Joe Biden noted that the Brent Spence Bridge was built in 1963 and designed to carry 80,000 vehicles a day but now carries twice that many. The bridge carries interstates 71 and 75. Funding received from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) will allow the construction of a companion bridge that will carry the interstates, while the existing bridge will serve local traffic. Groundbreaking on the project is anticipated for late 2023, with substantial completion slated for 2029, according to a news release from Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear's office. Local officials have previously touted the bridge s importance to moving freight, not only along the interstates but also for intermodal transport in the region. Mark Policinski, CEO of the Ohio Kentucky Indiana Regional Council of Governments, previously said the bridge was the linchpin of transportation in the area. Regionally, of the 2 million people who live in the Cincinnati area, 60 percent live within five miles of the bridge, he said. Of the 1 million jobs in the region, 70 percent are within five miles of the bridge. The importance of that transportation link was tested after a fiery crash on the bridge, directly over the navigation channel, in November 2020. The wreck shut down river traffic for two days and halted interstate traffic for six weeks.
出版年：	2023
期刊名称：	The Waterways Jouranl
卷：	136
期：	41
页码：	7-8