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Lane Closures Scheduled on I-65 in Jefferson County for Inspection of the Kennedy Bridge Routine inspection scheduled to begin August 10
LOUISVILLE, KY (Aug. 6, 2020) - The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) District 5 Office advises motorists of lane closures scheduled to begin next week on Interstate 65 in Jefferson County. Inspectors from a consultant engineering firm will be performing a biennial inspection of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge, which carries I-65 South over the Ohio River.
The arms-length inspection is scheduled to take place each weekday from Monday, August 10 through Wednesday, August 19. Single lane closures on the bridge will take place during the inspection. No lane closures will take place during the weekend. The Kennedy Bridge was fully opened to traffic in 1964. The deck was replaced in 2016 as part of the Ohio River Bridges Project, where it re-opened to six lanes of southbound traffic.
