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Northern KY Receives Transportation Grant

WEKU | By Amanda Van Benschoten, Kentucky Enquirer
Published August 18, 2011 at 10:14 AM EDT

A key Northern Kentucky transportation artery will get a major safety fix and a much-needed facelift, thanks to a federal transportation grant awarded Wednesday. Interstate 471 will be rehabilitated and repaved. The rehabilitation of I-471 will benefit tens of thousands of drivers. The 30-year-old interstate connects U.S. 27 in Highland Heights to I-71 in Cincinnati. I-471 is just 5.75 miles long, but average daily traffic is roughly 90,000 vehicles.
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Amanda Van Benschoten, Kentucky Enquirer
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