The project will create 700+ well-paying jobs in construction, electrical, engineering and other construction-adjacent trades.
- A robust workforce training program will help prepare local workers for these jobs, which could become lifetime careers in construction and related trades.
- In addition to this direct job creation, the project will be indirectly responsible for the creation of more than a thousand jobs.
- Local traffic will be routed to the existing Brent Spence Bridge, while the new companion bridge will carry interstate traffic. This will reduce congestion-related accidents while improving travel times.
- The addition of the companion bridge will allow the Brent Spence Bridge to return to carrying three lanes of traffic per deck with emergency shoulders. This will reduce the impact of accidents on through traffic.
- The addition of a collector-distributor and the reconfiguration of entrance and exit ramps will create safer conditions for local traffic.
- Less traffic congestion means fewer emissions from idling cars and trucks, improving air quality.
- The project is designed to minimize harm to local wildlife, wetlands and streams. Where there are impacts, the project includes funding for mitigation measures.
- Noise walls and visual barriers will help reduce noise and light pollution for nearby neighborhoods.
- Drainage and stormwater improvements will reduce flooding and combined sewer overflows.
- The project will include safe and accessible pathways for pedestrians and cyclists.
- The extension of the street grid from the Central Business District to the Queensgate neighborhood will reconnect these communities and make them safer to travel between for walkers, cyclists and motorists alike.
- New public spaces and amenities will be created. For example, a widened bridge on Ezzard Charles Drive will create an opportunity for the creation of a civic space or new development.
- The project will free up 11 acres of land for new development, parks and public spaces.
- When properties are impacted, funding is being made available to support parks, public spaces and infrastructure improvements. For example, the project has funded the development of a master plan for Goebel Park in Covington to the tune of $100,000.
- Small local businesses will get opportunities to work on the project, and assistance via a dedicated business and workforce engagement initiative.
- This project will give the region’s aging skilled construction workforce a much-needed injection of talent. Training programs will help workers develop lifelong skills in construction, engineering and other trades.
- By modernizing infrastructure now, the project will support economic growth in the Greater Cincinnati region for decades to come.
- Businesses and logistics companies will benefit from faster, more efficient freight movement. Reduced congestion will allow for more reliable travel-time estimates, which will give businesses more accurate data for planning purposes.