I-65 South to I-64 West ramp to temporarily close

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Drivers in Louisville need to know that the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is temporarily closing I-65 South to I-64 West ramp tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 18. The closure is part of an expansion joint replacement project on the John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge.  What You Need To Know Beginning Tuesday, Nov. 18, I-65 South […]

‘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 […]