By November, Ohio Governor John Kasich and Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding that both states will jointly develop a Brent Spence bridge financing plan for the construction of a “second span to ease congestion and safety problems on Interstates 75 and 71 in Cincinnati and Covington,” Business Courier reports. A “lack of consensus” between both states on local funding options has delayed the project for years, which according to Julie Janson — founder of the Build Our New Bridge Now Coalition and president of Duke Energy’s utility operations in Ohio and Kentucky — costs state, local and federal governments $8 million for every month that the bridge project is delayed, the article said. For more, read the full story.
Ohio and Kentucky governors to sign Brent Spence bridge pact
