Owensboro's 'Blue Bridge' to Close for 6 Months

By: Associated Press

Posted: Tue 10:51 AM, Feb 05, 2013

A rusting a faded bridge that connects Owensboro, Ky., to southern Indiana will close for around six months while it is painted.

The Messenger-Inquirer reports Owensboro Mayor Ron Payne made the announcement Monday during a speech at the Owensboro-Daviess County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Payne said the $17 million paint job for the Glover H. Cary Bridge, known simply as the "blue bridge," would take up to two years if a lane is kept open for traffic, so officials decided to close it and get the job done quicker. He said the expectations are that the bridge would close in May and reopen by November.

Officials announced in December that the bridge would be painted in 2013.

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Owensboro's 'Blue Bridge' to Close for 6 Months

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