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Jun 13, 2026 21 min read Podcast
The $4.4 Billion Brent Spence Bridge 2026: America's Most Critical Freight Corridor Finally Gets Its IIJA Moment — and the Contractor Opportunity Opening in the Ohio-Kentucky Corridor
The Brent Spence Bridge replacement — a $4.4 billion project carrying Interstate 71/75 across the Ohio River between Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky — is targeting a spring groundbreaking, marking one of the most consequential IIJA infrastructure deployments in the Midwest. Deep-dive on what makes this project critical, what the program looks like at this scale, and the realistic paths for Midwest contractors to get positioned before the opportunity window closes.
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