UPDATED TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Steel Repairs Continue on John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge in Jefferson County
Date change: Lane closures now beginning Monday, Oct. 7
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Oct. 6, 2024) – The start date has moved up for a steel repair project that resumes this month on the John F. Kennedy Memorial Bridge, which carries Interstate 65 South over the Ohio River in Louisville. Steel for the repairs has been fabricated, and contract crews will now begin mobilizing one day earlier, Oct. 7, to resume work.
Beginning Monday, Oct. 7, at 6 p.m., the right two lanes of the Kennedy Bridge will be closed overnight through Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 6 a.m. Following the overnight lane closures, the right lane will remain closed until Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 6 a.m.
Once repairs on the downstream side are completed, work will shift to the upstream side, requiring additional lane closures. The left three lanes will be closed overnight beginning Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 6 p.m. through Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 6 a.m. The left two lanes will remain closed until Tuesday, Dec. 24, at 6 a.m.
This project, which began in July 2024, follows a federally required inspection of older bridges across the country built with “T-1” steel – a high-strength, quenched, and treated steel known for being highly amenable to welding and machining. Potential issues had been found in other states with certain types of welds, which needed to be tested. During 2022 inspections on the Kennedy bridge, engineering firm Michael Baker International tested 696 welds and identified 44 locations that would need future repairs but posed no immediate safety issues.
The project is being completed by Southern Road and Bridge, LLC, under a nearly $3 million contract, and is expected to be completed by May 2025.
The date and duration of this work may be adjusted if inclement weather or other unforeseen delays occur. Visit goky.ky.gov for the latest in traffic and travel information in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. You can also get traffic information for the District 5 counties on Facebook and X (formerly known as Twitter).
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