The issue of a notice of intent is the first step to procurement of Kentucky’s half of the Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project, a bi-state partnership with the State of Indiana to build two new bridges and enhance interstate connections. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will select a contractor team later this year with the goal of awarding a contract by October. The anticipated completion date is June 2018.
Under a procurement plan developed by Kentucky governor Steve Beshear and Indiana governor Mitch Daniels, the two states are working together to begin construction by year’s end on the estimated US$2.6 billion Ohio River Bridges Project.
The downtown portion of the project, which is Kentucky’s responsibility, has an estimated price tag of US$1.3 billion – half of the project’s total cost. Indiana is leading the way on procurement and construction of the other half, the new East End bridge and roadway connections that will link the Gene Snyder Expressway in Louisville with the Lee Hamilton Expressway in Southern Indiana.
Contractor teams are invited to attend a pre-bid meeting on 1 March.
