Officials consider tolls on I-69 bridge in Indiana, Kentucky

HENDERSON, Ky. (AP) – Officials say the new I-69 bridge over the Ohio River between Indiana and Kentucky will likely be operated as a toll bridge.

The Courier & Press reports officials are still working out the details of how tolling will operate on the estimated $1.5 billion bridge.

Mindy Peterson is the spokeswoman for the I-69 Ohio River Crossing project team. She says tolling will be essential to finance the project, but the team won’t be deciding toll rates. Instead that will be left to a bistate body.

The team is currently studying three proposed routes for taking I-69 over the Ohio River between Evansville, Indiana, and Henderson, Kentucky. The team is expected to decide on the preferred route this fall.

The project is scheduled to open sometime around 2025.

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Information from: Evansville Courier & Press, http://www.courierpress.com

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4/28/2018 10:41:16 AM (GMT -4:00)