Step 4: Final Bridge Type
Step 4:
AAT (Area Advisory Team), BSMT (Bi-State Management Team), RAC (Regional Advisory Committee)
Final Bridge Type Alternatives
During Step 4 of the process, three final alternatives were selected from the six
offered in Step 3. These alternatives were further analyzed and presented to the
Executive Bridge Type Selection Committee for final review. The committee chose
the Three-Tower Cable-Stayed Bridge Type for the Downtown Bridge and the Median-Tower
Cable-Stayed Center Cables Bridge Type for the East End Bridge.
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Downtown Bridge
East End Bridge
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Downtown Bridge
East End Bridge
Step Four of the Bridge Type Selection Process entailed narrowing the list of alternatives to three final bridge types. The design teams developed a comprehensive assessment of each of the final bridge types and presented all of the input received from the advisory teams and the public to the Executive Bridge Selection Committee, made up of representatives from Indiana and Kentucky. The Executive Bridge Type Selection Committee decided on the final bridge type at each location based on the assessments from the design teams and considerable public input on the three final bridge types for both the Downtown and East End Bridges.
The design of the final bridge type alternatives was coordinated with the adjacent approach sections to ensure smooth transitions to the new interchanges on each side of the river. Cost estimates for each alternative were carefully reviewed and finalized, and preliminary Coast Guard approval of details such as pier location for each alternative were obtained.
There were advisory team meetings in this step to inform the members of the recommended list of bridge type alternatives and to solicit feedback. All of the information developed through the four-step Bridge Type Selection Process and all of the input received from the advisory teams and the public was presented to the Executive Bridge Type Selection Committee for its consideration in selecting the final bridge types.
Both states were committed to the principles of Context Sensitive Design, and to working closely with the public to ensure their involvement in the bridge type selection and to develop alternatives that reflected the character of the community and the surrounding environments.
The project moved into a 24-month design process upon the selection of the Final
Bridge Types in December 2006.
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