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(KY-IN) Designs chosen for Ohio River bridges in Louisville

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Sherman L. Cahal

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Dec 15, 2006, 11:08:52 PM12/15/06

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SLC: The public's opinion had no weight in the discussion --
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Bridge designs chosen

By Marcus Green
mag...@courier-journal.com
The Courier-Journal

Cable-stayed bridges with towers rising hundreds of feet into the air
are the designs chosen for two new Ohio River bridges, a committee
announced Tuesday.

The 10-member design committee unanimously selected the bridge designs
during a 30-minute meeting in Jeffersonville, Ind.

The East-End design is the least expensive of the three finalists,
costing an estimated $230 million and taking four to five years to
build.

The downtown span costs an estimated $240 million and was among the
least expensive of the three designs for that site.

Although the public was asked to vote for its favorite designs, neither
of their selections were chosen by the committee.

The $3.9 billion bridges project will the subject of a legislative
hearing Thursday, when the transportation budget review subcommittee
discusses the cost, which is 60 percent higher than a previous
estimate.

The subcommittee will meet at 10 a.m. at the cooperative extension
building on the Kentucky State University campus, 400 E. Main St. in
Frankfort.

The winning designs:

Downtown (three-tower cable-stayed)

This cable-stayed alternative features three low-height towers and
cables that are arranged in a simple harp formation. The support cables
attach to the outside of the deck superstructure. The middle tower is
slightly higher than the two on the outside.

East End (median-tower cable-stayed center cables)

This option also includes two needle towers rising through the center
of the bridge deck. However, the cables are attached to the center of
the bridge deck rather than the outside like the other two
alternatives.

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