FERRY SERVICE
Ferry service operating in northern Kentucky
Free ferry service will be available during the bridge closure to help maintain traffic for some of the 11,000 drivers who use the US 421 bridge each day. Studies show that the economic impact of the bridge closure on the communities would be lessened by use of the ferry service.
The ferry service can handle 40 percent of daily bridge traffic. Other drivers will use the nearest Ohio River crossings 26 miles upstream at the Markland Dam Bridge or 46 miles downstream in Louisville. Additional measures are being encouraged to offset ferry demand such as car and van pooling and staggered shifts at area businesses.
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The construction contract is expected to be awarded in late summer with construction efforts beginning this fall. Construction will take approximately 24 months, with the bridge expected to close to traffic in the fall of 2011. At that time, ferry service would begin and last through the bridge closure. While contractors will be permitted to close the bridge to traffic for a maximum of 12 months, efforts will be made toward a shorter closure.
