Parsons will head the team handling the feasibility study for the proposed I-69 bridge project in the US. Parsons was awarded the package jointly by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) to lead the environmental review as well as to complete the preliminary design work for the I¬ 69 Ohio River Crossing project.
The deal will see Parsons evaluate the feasibility and environmental impact of various routes for a new bridge across the Ohio River. Th
The deal will see Parsons evaluate the feasibility and environmental impact of various routes for a new bridge across the Ohio River. This structure will connect existing sections of the I 69 highway in the two states, the Robert D Orr Highway near Evansville, IN, and the upgraded Edward T Breathitt Pennyrile Parkway south of Henderson, KY. The environmental review and preliminary design should be complete by the end of 2019.
In other efforts to improve and expand I-69, late last year, Indiana opened 43km of new highway between Bloomington and Naval Support Area Crane. Kentucky designated 70km of the Pennyrile Parkway in Henderson, Hopkins, and Webster counties as I 69 by adding interstate highway signs along the route. In addition to the I 69 Ohio River Crossing project, both states plan additional improvements on I 69, including extending it by 77km in Indiana and 85km in Kentucky. The I 69 improvements are expected to boost the economies of both southwestern Indiana and western Kentucky.
Designated by the U.S. Department of Transportation as one of six “Corridors of the Future,” I 69 stretches across eight states from Texas to Michigan, with approximately 1,312km already operational. When complete, it will be a primary north-south artery for the movement of goods and services in the United States.
