The Bridges Project, a bi-state project, is managed by officials from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT). A Bi-State Management Team of these officials oversees work completed by the general engineering consultant, Community Transportation Solutions (CTS), and the six design teams on the project. Each state has a project manager specifically for this project.
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) also reviews the work of CTS and the Bi-State Management Team. FHWA also has a project manager dedicated to this project.
CTS, the general engineering consultant, is a team of consultants selected by the two states to manage the project and coordinate the work executed by the six design teams. CTS and the Project Manager at this level oversee the design work, right-of-way acquisition, utility relocation, public involvement and the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program.
The design work on the project is divided up into six sections, which include each of the two bridges and each of the bridge approaches on either side of the river. Each section design team focuses on the character and needs of the communities in their section.
Project Staff Listing
Design Section Project Managers
1: Kennedy Interchange
Glen Kelly
Kentucky Transportation Associates
2: Downtown Bridge
J.B. Williams
Michael Baker Jr., Inc.
3: Downtown Indiana Approach
Stephen Weintraut
Butler, Fairman & Seufert
4: East End Kentucky Approach
Jerry Leslie
HW Lochner, Inc.
5: East End Bridge
Steve Slade
PB Americas
6: East End Indiana Approach
Scott Sondles
Burgess & Niple
Bi-State Management Team
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC)
- Gary Valentine, Project Manager
- Andy Barber, Deputy Project Manager
Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT)
- Kevin Hetrick, Project Manager
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
- Duane Thomas, Project Manager
- Michael Loyselle, Assistant Project Manager
Community Transportation Solutions-
General Engineering Consultants (CTS-GEC)
- John Sacksteder, Project Manager
- Jim Hilton, Deputy Project Manager