Jun 28 Local News Bridges Public Hearing Draws Impatience, Complaints About Tolls The first of two public comment hearings on the Ohio River Bridges Project was last night in Clarksville. Curtis Morrison with Say No 2 Bridge Tolls was in attendance to criticize the process. “I have an issues with this being called a public input meeting,” Morrison said “when the governors and mayor got together and […] By Dalton Main Jun 28 Local News Bridges Public Hearing Draws Impatience, Complaints About Tolls Dalton Main
Mar 31 Politics Bridges Authority Optimistic About Start Date The authority’s finance committee met Wednesday and is still awaiting details on the study from the federal government. The study has not yet begun, but authority co-chair Kerry Stemler says construction is still slated to begin next year. By Dalton Main Mar 31 Politics Bridges Authority Optimistic About Start Date Dalton Main
Dec 16 Local News Bridges Authority Approves Financing Plan Update The bi-state bridges authority has approved a financing plan that calls for tolls to pay for roughly half of the 4.1 billion dollar bridges project. The move has inspired an opposition group to reach out to the Kentucky General Assembly for help blocking tolls. By Gabe Bullard Dec 16 Local News Bridges Authority Approves Financing Plan Update Gabe Bullard
Dec 13 Local News Public Comments Taken On Bridges Financing Plan Residents from both sides of the river and on both sides of the bridges issue turned out Monday to comment on the Ohio River Bridges Project. The Louisville and Southern Indiana Bridges Authority held the meeting to gather public opinion on an updated financing plan. It calls for tolls to pay for about half of the 4.1 billion dollar project, which consists of two new bridges and a reworked Spaghetti Junction. By Gabe Bullard Dec 13 Local News Public Comments Taken On Bridges Financing Plan Gabe Bullard
Nov 4 Local News Bridges Authority Committee Working To Speed Up Project The authority is looking for ways to make the estimated 4.1 billion dollar project less expensive. To cut costs, the authority will not change what it builds, but how it builds it. By Gabe Bullard Nov 4 Local News Bridges Authority Committee Working To Speed Up Project Gabe Bullard
Nov 3 Local News LASIBA Committee To Meet Thursday A committee of the Louisville and Southern Indiana Bridges Authority will meet in Jeffersonville. The meeting agenda includes an update on the financing plan that was originally slated to be released later this year. By Gabe Bullard Nov 3 Local News LASIBA Committee To Meet Thursday Gabe Bullard
Sep 15 Local News Council Committee Approves Anti-Toll Resolution The nonbinding legislation recognizes that tolls will be necessary to finance two bridges. But it asks the bi-state Bridges Authority to only toll new bridges. By Gabe Bullard Sep 15 Local News Council Committee Approves Anti-Toll Resolution Gabe Bullard
Sep 2 Local News Bridges Authority Remains Dedicated To Two Bridges The bi-state authority overseeing the Ohio River Bridges Project has reinforced its dedication to the project as it's planned. The authority clarified its position in a meeting Thursday by passing what it calls its strategic objectives. By Gabe Bullard Sep 2 Local News Bridges Authority Remains Dedicated To Two Bridges Gabe Bullard
Aug 19 Local News Bridges Authority Reviews Possible Tolls On Spaghetti Junction The co-chair of the Ohio River Bridges Authority says every major element of the bridges project could be tolled, including Spaghetti Junction. The authority is trying to figure out how to generate the 4.1 billion dollars needed to pay for the project. By Gabe Bullard Aug 19 Local News Bridges Authority Reviews Possible Tolls On Spaghetti Junction Gabe Bullard
Aug 9 Local News New Mayor's Power Over Bridges Project Will Likely Be Limited Candidates for mayor of Louisville have expressed interest in controlling part of the Ohio River Bridges Project. But that may not be possible, as decisions about the project are made by the bi-state bridges authority. By Gabe Bullard Aug 9 Local News New Mayor's Power Over Bridges Project Will Likely Be Limited Gabe Bullard
Dec 8 Local News Bridges Authority Unlikely To Curb Opposition The bi-state authority appointed to oversee the long-debated Ohio River Bridges Project is set to begin meeting this month. The fourteen-member panel, with seven member each from Kentucky and Indiana, is committed to building spans in downtown Louisville and eastern Jefferson County and a reworking of Spaghetti Junction, now with an estimated cost of more than $4 billion. Opposition groups, however, are committed to fighting the project. They favor some variation of the current plan, and say the formation of an authority isn’t going to silence them. By Gabe Bullard Dec 8 Local News Bridges Authority Unlikely To Curb Opposition Gabe Bullard
Nov 30 Local News Bridges Authority To Meet In Coming Weeks The fourteen member panel appointed to oversee the construction of two new Ohio River bridges could begin meeting soon. By Gabe Bullard Nov 30 Local News Bridges Authority To Meet In Coming Weeks Gabe Bullard