Progress advances in new Brent Spence companion bridge
Pieces of the new Brent Spence companion bridge arrived on the Ohio River on May 31, 2026, marking a major milestone in the $4.4 billion project. A barge carrying pillars that will go into the river stopped in Ludlow, Ky., before making its way to the Brent Spence Bridge. Work in the water is expected to begin as soon as June 2, 2026.
“So that process, they have to build basically what’s a cofferdam to get the water out of the way so that we can do that work in the river bed,” said Matt Bruning, the press secretary for the Ohio Department of Transportation. “You know we’ve been talking about this project for, honestly, a couple of decades, and to get it to where now people can actually see construction happening. It is really exciting.”
The delivery follows a groundbreaking ceremony that occurred in early May.
