Brent Spence Bridge has reopened to vehicles

Officials with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said the Brent Spence Bridge would reopen before the end of the day Tuesday.

BEEN WAITING FOR.THE BRENTSPENCE BRIDGE REPAIR PROJECTIS DONE - ONE DAY EARLIER THANEXPECTED.THANKS FOR JOININGUS, I'M KRISTYN HARTMAN.IT'SONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANTTHOROUGHFARES IN OUR COUNTRY-- AND IT'S BEEN CLOSED SINCEA FIERY SEMI CRASH DAMAGED THEROADWAY MORE THAN A MONTHAGO.WCPO NINE NEWS REPORTERCOURTNEY FRANCISCO HAS BEENFOLLOWING THE UPDATES FOR YOUSINCE THE CRASH.

SHE IS LIVEIN COVINGTON TONIGHT.COURTNEY-HAS TRAFFIC STARTED MOVINGACROSS AT THIS HOUR?THE FIRST CARS JUST STARTEDCROSS THE BRIDGE IN THE PASTHOUR AND A HALF.POLICE LED THEFIRST DRIVERS FROM FLORENCE..THROUGH COVINGTON..

AND OVERTHE BRIDGE STARTING THISAFTERNOON.NOT ALL THE LANESARE OPEN JUST YET... AS YOUPREPARE FOR RUSH HOUR.BUT WEWEREN'T EXPECTING ANY OF THISUNTIL TOMORROW.HERE'S THE VIEW FROM ON TOP OFTHE BRENT SPENCE BRIDGE JUSTBEFORE CARS CROSSED FOR THEFIRST TIME IN 41DAYS.744 we are returning to thepublic a bridge that is strongand sturdyKENTUCKYTRANSPORTATIN CABINETSECRETARY JIM GRAY ANNOUNCEDIN A VIDEO PRESS CONFERENCETUESDAY..

THE PROJECT FINISHEDEARLY..

In part due tofavorable weather adn crewsworking 24 7301 we are able to beat ourtarget by a day and that s abig win for everyoneTHE DOUBLEDECKER BRIDGE SHUT DOWN ON ARAINY WEDNESDAY MORNING...NOVEMBER 11TH.

POLICE SAY ASEMI JACKNIFED ON THE SLICKHIGHWAY..

ANOTHER SEMI HIT IT.THE TWO DRIVERS ESCAPED WITHNO INJURIES JUST BEFORE THETRUCKS CAUGHT ONFIRE.162126 I've never seen atractor trailer ever melt downthis far."WAYNE SMITH WAS PARTOF THE CLENUP CREW THAT SENT AWARNING ON THE PHONE TO MEBELOW THAT DAY... THAT THISWAS GOING TO BE A LONGPROCESS..IT WAS A CLOSURE---HEARD ACROSS THECONTINENT.558 the reopening of the bsbis a welcomed Christmas giftto everyone this seasonTENS OFTHOUSANDS OF REGIONAL DRIVERSFORCED TO DETOUR AND NEARLY200 THOUSAND SEMIS HAULINGGOODS ON INTERSTATES 71 AND75.1837 even if you didn't usethe brent spence brdie to getback and forth to work youwere affected by those thatdid use it and now using theroad that u usedTHE FEDERALGOVERNMENT SENT 12 MILLIONDOLLARS IN EMERGENCY FUNDS TOFIX THE DAMAGE... SECRETARYGRAY SAYS THE TEAM WASSIGNFICANTLY UNDERBUDGET.650 we think the actual costmay be as little as ahafl thatamount and it was done amiaglobal pandemicINVESTIGATORARE STILLFINALIZING THE CAUSE OF THECRASH.SECRETARY GRAY SAYS THETRUCKING COMPANIES MAY BERESPONSIBLE FOR SOME OF THEREPAIR COSTS... HE SAYS THESTATE IS PURSUING ANYINSURANCE CLAIMSREPORTING LIVEIN COVINGTON CF WCPO NINE NEWS.