All lanes of Brent Spence Bridge reopen Temporary single-lane closures will continue through November Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT ON THE NEWS FOR DRIVERS.ANDREW?>> THAT MAY BE WHY THE BREEZE ISOUT HERE, A SIGH OF RELIEFrt ASPEOPLE TRAVEL ACROSS THE BRIDGE.THIS NIGHTMARE IS OVER FOR NOW.THE BRENT SPENCE BRIDGE WORK HASBEEN NECESSARY.rtTHE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BEWELCOME, BUT PEOPLE ARE GOING TOFOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS, CREWSWELCOME AN END TO THE TRAFFICDELAYS.HAVE BEEN DOING MAINTANENCE ONTHE BRENT SPENCE BRIDGE.rtIT'S MEANT A CONFUSING SERIES OFLANE CLOSURES AND RAMP CLOSURESTHAT HAVE CAUSED BIG BACK-UPWE'VE TALKED ABOUT PHASE ONE ANDPHASE TWO OF THIS PROJECT.rtNOT ONLY BACKUPS, BUT SOMEBUSINESSES HAVE TAKEN A BIG HIT.WHEN A TRIP ACROSS THE RIVERBECOMES AN ALL DAY EXCURSION,PLENTY OF PEOPLE WERE SKIPPINGIT.rtAND THAT MEANS A DROP OFF INBUSINESS FOR ALL KINDS OFBUSINESSES IN COVINGTON.>> WE'VE PROBABLY HAD ABOUT A 20rt% TO 25% DECREASE SINCE THESTART OF THE PROJECT.I KNOW THAT SEVERAL OF THE OTHERLIQUOR CITIES AND OTHERBUSINESSES AND OTHER RESTAURANTSI'VE HrtEARD HAVE HAD SIGNIFICANTLOSSES IN BUSINESS AS WELL.>> IT SHOULD BE BE A VERYDIFFERENT COUPLE OF MONTHS AHEADFOR BUSINESSES ASrt PEOPLE GETBACK TO THEIR OLD ROUTINES ANDMAKE A STOP IN COVINGTON.IT SHOULD BE A DIFFERENT MORNINGCOMMUTE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO

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