Highway that connects several NKY cities reopens after 5-year closure

Mary Ingles Highway, also called Kentucky 6335, a riverside highway in Campbell County that connects Bellevue, Dayton and Silver Grove to Fort Thomas, reopened on Wednesday, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet announced.

The reopening comes after a 2019 landslide caused the state to shut down the damaged roadway, according to a KYTC press release. Work to repair the highway began in August.

The $9.1 million dollar project rehabbed a 2.869-mile stretch from Tower Hill Road to Kentucky 445, according to the release.

Work included excavation, installing railroad rails, wall cribbing, adding retaining walls to support the hillside, reconstructing the road shoulder, resurfacing the road and adding guardrails, among other things, KYTC said in the release.

State leaders, local utility companies, a railroad company, and private home and business owners worked together to complete the project, KYTC District 6 Chief Engineer Bob Yeager said.

“With numerous improvements completed, we’re excited to reopen this vital highway that connects several river cities, provides a faster route for emergency personnel and improves safety overall,” Yeager said.