I-65 South to I-64 West ramp in Louisville to close starting Tuesday

An exit ramp coming off the Kennedy Bridge into Louisville will be closed for the next month so crews can make repairs. Starting Tuesday, the Interstate 65 South to Interstate 64 West ramp will be temporarily closed. Officials say this is part of the expansion joint replacement project on the Kennedy Memorial Bridge.See the closure […]

‘Errors in construction’ found at failed Kennedy Bridge joint, records show | In-depth

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – After getting complaints about noise on the Kennedy Bridge, a Kentucky Transportation Cabinet inspector visited the span in May and noticed an “audible rattle” and part of the roadway bouncing with traffic. A week later, other inspectors discovered five missing bolts where drivers pass over a strip resembling interlocking fingers near […]

Drivers were promised a ‘long-lasting’ makeover of the Kennedy Bridge. It didn’t happen. | In-depth

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — In early 2015, then-Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear announced a $22 million investment in the Kennedy Bridge as a “more complete and long-lasting overhaul” of the aging span between Louisville and Jeffersonville, Indiana. The work was a bonus to construction underway on the Interstate 65 crossing as part of the Ohio River […]