brent spence bridge pkg

brent spence bridge pkg

Cincinnati commuters...even visitors...we hear you.

We know you're frustrated after the fire yesterday that closed the main connector between northern kentucky and ohio.

Here's the update...more than 24 hours later...inspectors were finally able to assess the damage on the brent spence bridge.

Abc 36's bobbi mcswine spoke to one of you... trying to look at the bright side what could be weeks of delays.

"i don't know.

I don't know what we're going to do for the next few days."

Make that weeks...according to the kentucky transportation cabinet.

A fiery crash overnight wednesday damaged the brent spence bridge on i-75...and left comuters...like amy vanwinkle..who lives in lexington...but works in cincinnati...with few travel options.

Amy vanwinkle: "i jumped in my car and i think it added at least an hour and a half to my commute time last night."

The state says a semi carrying 110 pounds of potassium hydroxide crashed into another truck that spun out of control...causing the fire.

Jim gray: "we are committed to doing everything possible to restore, of course, the traffic and the supply chain that this represents."

The governor urging drivers to take caution.

Andy beshear: "we need your help.

Nothing is worth another accident.

Nothing is worth your life or anyone around you."

Lori weaver hawkins....with triple a bluegrass...echoes that message.

Lori weaver hawkins: "it's definitely something that can cause anxiety, frustration, delays - all of those things, but we have to be mindful about not letting that get to us when behind the wheel."

Hawkins says especially because as of wednesday night...the john a.

Roebling bridge...which served as one alternative route...is closed indefinitely due to violations of the bridge's weight limit.

"it might be time to go back to those home offices just to kinda reduce that traffic."

Something vanwinkle...who already spends half the week working remotely...is willing "it might be time to go back to those home offices just to kinda reduce that traffic."

Something vanwinkle...who already spends half the week working remotely...is willing to do.

"really and truly we're already set up to do it, so why not just hop back on it?

The provisions are already there.

Yay, one thing great came out of 2020."

In lexington...bobbi mcswine...abc 36 news.

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