{"id":389,"date":"2013-09-26T18:19:56","date_gmt":"2013-09-26T22:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa-origin-www.parsons.com\/?post_type=project&p=389"},"modified":"2023-06-14T17:15:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T21:15:24","slug":"ohio-river-bridge","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.parsons.com\/project\/ohio-river-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio River Bridges \u2013 Jefferson County, KY, and Clark County, IN"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kentucky Indiana Planning and Development Agency, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) initiated the Ohio River Major Investment Study in the late 90’s to address current and future travel across the Ohio River, which recommended that INDOT and KYTC build two new bridges to meet the region\u2019s cross-river transportation needs, enhance safety, and reduce traffic congestion.<\/p>\n
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Parsons, as lead firm and managing partner in the Community Transportation Solutions joint venture, who served as the project\u2019s General Engineering Consultant, was responsible for managing preparation of the environmental impact documents and for overseeing preliminary design for the project, including both the Downtown Crossing, and for the East End Crossing.<\/p>\n
A cable-stayed bridge with three sets of twin towers was chosen for the Downtown Crossing to allow more open views of the downtown Louisville skyline. Now named the Abraham Lincoln Bridge, it opened to traffic on December 30, 2016. Work included:<\/p>\n
The East End Crossing, now named the Lewis and Clark Bridge, is the first bridge project to receive an Envision\u00ae Platinum Sustainability Award<\/a> from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure for the project\u2019s exceptional achievements in sustainable infrastructure design, construction, and operations. The bridge opened to traffic on December 18, 2016, and features a new, state-of-the-art, cable-stayed bridge; a tunnel under historic property in Kentucky; and 4 miles of new-terrain highway in Indiana. Highlights include:<\/p>\n The Ohio River Bridges Project, one of the largest transportation improvements in the nation, was designated by Congress as one of 13 projects of national importance. In addition to the two major bridges, the project involved 100+ highway bridges, a 1,700-ft hard-rock tunnel, and 100+ right-of-way acquisitions. We design and build bridges that enrich skylines and provide efficient transportation. Our portfolio includes more than 4,500 crossings around the world, including landmark projects that carry pedestrians, roads, railways, and pipelines. Learn more about our bridge expertise<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":4290,"template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"class_list":["post-389","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","market-transportation","service-design-and-urban-planning","service-programconstruction-management-pmcm","service-sustainability","region-united-states"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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