Project Overview
The Milton-Madison Bridge Project was launched in August 2008. The deteriorating 80-year-old steel truss bridge connects U.S. 421 across the Ohio River between the historic towns of Madison, Ind., and Milton, Ky. Now the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) are poised to use an innovative method to replace it.
After more than a year of environmental studies and community, state and federal agency input, KYTC and INDOT determined that a method called "superstructure replacement" offered the fastest and most cost-effective way to build a safe new bridge. It involves building a new, wider steel truss superstructure atop the existing piers. The bridge will be closed for construction for a period of nine to twelve months. Free ferry service will be provided to meet some of the traffic demand.
The project will be partially funded with federal stimulus dollars, with the states splitting the remaining cost. Construction is projected to create or preserve 1,400 jobs.
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