Ohio, Kentucky want $2B from infrastructure act for bridge

Ohio and Kentucky are asking the federal government for $2 billion to fix and replace a bridge that became a symbol during the debate over the infrastructure bill passed last year.

Overhauling the Brent Spence Bridge that connects Cincinnati with northern Kentucky was a big selling point for President Joe Biden.

Governors from both states on Monday signed an agreement to work together to overhaul the bridge and to seek funding from the $1 trillion infrastructure package.

The bridge in downtown Cincinnati has become a bottleneck on a heavily used freight route that connects the Midwest and the South.