Roebling Bridge will close to traffic for 9 months amid restoration project – WLWT Cincinnati

The Roebling Bridge is slated to close to vehicular traffic for nine months amid a restoration project, officials with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said Thursday. Starting Feb. 1, the bridge will be reduced to a single lane of traffic. Then, beginning Feb. 15, the bridge will close entirely to vehicular traffic for a lengthy restoration project to preserve the 154-year-old historic landmark.The bridge is scheduled to reopen to traffic by the end of November and the overall project is expected to be complete by Dec. 31.The bridge was closed in April 2019 as a safety precaution after sandstone fragments broke from the east side of the north tower. Temporary netting was installed, and the bridge was reopened in August 2019. Transportation officials and representatives of the State Historic Preservation Office have been working to develop a project that will address several issues and help preserve and protect the structure for future generations.The $4.7 million project was awarded to Lithko Restoration Technologies LLC. The project includes masonry work and the repair and replacement of sections of sandstone on the north and south anchorages and towers. Other work includes minor deck and sidewalk repair.The bridge will be limited to a single lane of traffic for two weeks, then closed to traffic altogether for this restoration, said Bob Yeager, chief district engineer for the Department of Highways District 6 office. But we know what a vital connection this is and we will keep a pedestrian sidewalk open during the project.Special traffic signals will be installed to allow for a single lane of traffic.The Roebling Bridge carries approximately 8,100 vehicles a day. Motorists may use the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge (U.S. 25) or the 4th Street/Veterans Bridge (KY 8) to the Taylor Southgate Bridge (U.S. 27) as a detour.

The Roebling Bridge is slated to close to vehicular traffic for nine months amid a restoration project, officials with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said Thursday.

Starting Feb. 1, the bridge will be reduced to a single lane of traffic.

Then, beginning Feb. 15, the bridge will close entirely to vehicular traffic for a lengthy restoration project to preserve the 154-year-old historic landmark.

The bridge is scheduled to reopen to traffic by the end of November and the overall project is expected to be complete by Dec. 31.

The bridge was closed in April 2019 as a safety precaution after sandstone fragments broke from the east side of the north tower. Temporary netting was installed, and the bridge was reopened in August 2019.

Transportation officials and representatives of the State Historic Preservation Office have been working to develop a project that will address several issues and help preserve and protect the structure for future generations.

The $4.7 million project was awarded to Lithko Restoration Technologies LLC. The project includes masonry work and the repair and replacement of sections of sandstone on the north and south anchorages and towers. Other work includes minor deck and sidewalk repair.

The bridge will be limited to a single lane of traffic for two weeks, then closed to traffic altogether for this restoration, said Bob Yeager, chief district engineer for the Department of Highways District 6 office. But we know what a vital connection this is and we will keep a pedestrian sidewalk open during the project.

Special traffic signals will be installed to allow for a single lane of traffic.

The Roebling Bridge carries approximately 8,100 vehicles a day. Motorists may use the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge (U.S. 25) or the 4th Street/Veterans Bridge (KY 8) to the Taylor Southgate Bridge (U.S. 27) as a detour.

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