Prepaid RiverLink Transponders Are Available

RiverLink accounts can be opened at two additional sites

Dec. 8, 2016 –  Tolling is expected to begin soon on the Louisville – Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project. RiverLink personal accounts can be opened online, by phone or in person. There are now two additional sites where accounts can be set up, and several sites where prepaid RiverLink local transponders can be purchased.

The sites are designed to offer drivers more choices on where to set up their RiverLink accounts and an additional option on how transponders can be purchased. Drivers with transponders will pay the lowest toll rates.

In addition to the regular customer service centers on each side of the river, an additional, temporary site has been added in both Louisville and Jeffersonville. RiverLink staff is available at the Nia Center in Louisville and the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles in Jeffersonville. Accounts can be set up at these two locations and prepaid RiverLink local transponders are available. Prepaid transponders are also available at five additional, temporary sites.

The prepaid RiverLink local transponders can be purchased for $20. Cash is required, and exact change is encouraged. All forms of payment are accepted at the Nia Center and BMV. Drivers who purchase prepaid transponders will have a $20 balance to pay tolls on the Kennedy, Lincoln and East End bridges. The transponder does not have to be registered. Once the balance is exhausted, the transponder can be pulled from the windshield and thrown away.

“This is another way to give drivers choices,” said Megan McLain, innovative finance manager with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. “Drivers with transponders pay the lowest toll rates, but not all drivers want to open a RiverLink account. Prepaid transponders are an option for those drivers.”

Drivers would need to keep track of their usage. Balances are not tracked on prepaid transponders. The prepaid transponders are not eligible for the frequent-user discount.

“Drivers purchasing a prepaid RiverLink local transponder can also decide to convert their  transponder to a prepaid RiverLink personal account,” said Clint Murphy, director of tolling oversight for the Indiana Department of Transportation. “By opening an account, drivers can check their account balance online, receive low-balance notifications and be eligible for the frequent-user discount. It’s a quick and simple process.”

Drivers can convert to a personal account by visiting one of the two, permanent RiverLink customer service centers, or by calling 855-RIV-LINK and providing customer service representatives their transponder number.

Customer service centers are located at 400 East Main Street in Louisville and 103 Quartermaster Court in Jeffersonville. The centers are open 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Monday – Friday. They are also open 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday.

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The Louisville – Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project includes two new bridges and their approaches, an improved Kennedy Bridge and reconstruction of the Kennedy Interchange, where I-65, I-64 and I-71 come together in downtown Louisville. The new Abraham Lincoln Bridge is carrying six lanes of I-65 northbound traffic. The improved Kennedy Bridge is carrying six lanes of southbound traffic. The new East End bridge will connect the Gene Snyder Freeway in Prospect, Kentucky with State Road 265 (Lee Hamilton Highway) in Utica, Indiana. Find more details on the Ohio River Bridges Project at www.kyinbridges.com.

Location	Address	Hours
Nia Center	2900 W. Broadway, Louisville	9:00 a.m. – 4 p.m., M – F
Indiana BMV	2944 E. 10th St., Jeffersonville	8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., Tues. 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. W – F 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Sat.
Louisville Urban League	1535 W. Broadway, Louisville	9:00 a.m. – 5 p.m., M – F
St. Stephen Church	1018 S. 15th St., Louisville	Hours vary
TARC (Union Station)	1000 W. Broadway, Louisville	8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., M – F
Community Action of Southern Indiana	1613 E. 8th St., Jeffersonville	8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., M – F
St. Stephen Church	2701 Veterans Pkwy., Jeffersonville	Hours vary

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Louisville Weather Forecast; December 08, 2016 at 05:00AM

Morning Weather Forecast: Cloudy with a temp of 33F.

Todays forecast calls for 34F and a low of 23F.

UV Index: 0

Humdity: 58

Pollen Count: 0.10

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Louisville Weather Forecast; December 07, 2016 at 05:00AM

Morning Weather Forecast: Cloudy with a temp of 35F.

Todays forecast calls for 45F and a low of 30F.

UV Index: 0

Humdity: 78

Pollen Count: 0.10

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East End Crossing Scheduled to Open to Traffic on Sunday, December 18; Public Can Register for Caravan to be Among First to Cross Bridge

Officials of both states, construction leaders, other champions of project to participate in ribbon-cutting

December 5, 2016 – The East End Crossing portion of the Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges project is scheduled to open to traffic Sunday, December 18 following an afternoon ribbon-cutting ceremony with project officials and a public caravan across the new bridge.

The long-anticipated 8 ½ miles of new road connects the eastern edge of suburban Louisville and an area just east of Jeffersonville, Ind. with its centerpiece 2,500-foot cable-stay bridge reaching across the Ohio River.

Because of a lack of public parking and limited accessibility to the area, space at the ribbon-cutting ceremony will be limited to project champions and officials that can be bused onto the site.

Public Caravan Planned

However, residents interested in being among the first to drive across the bridge may register online to participate in the police-escorted caravan that will occur at the conclusion of the ribbon-cutting.  The first 500 registrants will be invited to arrive at a closed-off section of the newly completed Indiana 265 between 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.  As the ribbon-cutting ends, the 500 vehicles will be escorted by police southbound on Indiana 265 toward the new bridge. The police will lead the drivers across the bridge and into Kentucky.

Several hours after this ceremonial caravan crossing, the East End Crossing will open to the general public.

Residents can register on http://ift.tt/2g6M5Ex beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 10.  (Additional information regarding registration and caravan details will be released during the days to come.)

Participants in the police-escorted caravan will receive antique silver commemorative medallions (up to four per vehicle) with an etching of the new east end Ohio River bridge.  The medallions will serve as the second in a “matching set” created for the Ohio River Bridges project.  The first of the commemorative set was created for the December 2015 opening of the Lincoln Bridge, a six-lane bridge carrying I-65 northbound traffic across the river from downtown Louisville to Jeffersonville.

Ribbon-cutting

Government leaders from Indiana and Kentucky will participate in the ribbon-cutting.  They will be joined by representatives of WVB East End Partners, the company charged with designing and constructing the East End Crossing.  Additionally, many area residents who championed the decades-old concept of a new east end bridge will be on hand.  Details regarding attendees and an event agenda will be released in the weeks to come.

About the Project

Substantial completion of the East End Crossing will provide several significant benefits to the Louisville and Southern Indiana area – including convenient access for residents commuting between eastern Jefferson County and Southern Indiana.  And for travelers passing through the Louisville area from the north or the south, the East End Crossing will be an alternate – and very accessible – route that bypasses the urban traffic of downtown Louisville.

The Kentucky approach to the new bridge extends Kentucky 841 (the Gene Snyder Freeway) from its previous termination at U.S. 42, adding a new four-lane (two northbound, two southbound) 1.4-mile section.  This section includes a pair of 1,700-foot tunnels that carry Kentucky 841 traffic beneath U.S. 42 and the historic Drumanard estates. The Indiana approach, also four lanes, extends Indiana 265 (the Lee Hamilton Highway) four miles to the Ohio River from its previous termination at Indiana 62.

The bridge features two diamond towers rising 300 feet above the river, with 104 stay cables.  It also includes a shared-use path for pedestrians and bicyclists.

Construction of the East End Crossing commenced in June 2013.  The East End Crossing is part of the $2.3 billion Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project, which also includes the construction of the Lincoln Bridge.

The Indiana Finance Authority and Indiana Department of Transportation contracted the design, construction, financing, operations and maintenance of the East End Crossing through an innovative public-private partnership with WVB East End Partners.

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East End Crossing Scheduled Open to Traffic On Sunday, December 18

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