Crews finish 300-foot towers on new Ohio River bridge

UTICA, Ind. (AP) - Construction crews working on a new Ohio River bridge between Indiana and Kentucky have finished work on the hulking, 300-foot towers that will help support its main span.

Crews recently finished the two flattened, triangular-shaped towers and are now working on preparations for the bridge's precast concrete deck panels and cable-stays.

The Courier-Journal of Louisville, Kentucky reports (http://cjky.it/22XH2ti ) that more than 100 cable-stays will be installed on the main-span bridge by this summer as the East End Crossing bridge comes into shape.

The bridge that will link the Utica, Indiana, and Prospect, Kentucky, areas is expected to open late this year.

The new bridge is part of the $2.3 billion joint bridges project between Kentucky and Indiana that officials say will improve transportation and spur economic development in the region.

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Information from: The Courier-Journal, http://www.courier-journal.com