FRUITION.
AND TAKE PART IN THE HISTORIC
MOMENT.
>> AS THE NEW SPAN RECEIVED ONE
LAST CLEAN SWEEP, PEOPLE WHO
HELPED BUILD THE LEWIS AND CLARK
BRIDGE HELP REFLECT ON THEIR
TRIGSZ TO THE BRIDGE.
>> ACCOMPLISHMENT, PRIDE, ALL
GOOD THINGS.
>> SUNDAY'S BRIDGE DEDICATION
CEREMONY BROUGHT TOGETHER
DIGNITARIES FROM THE RIVER AND
FEDERAL OFFICIALS AS WELL.
>> THIS IS TRULY A MILESTONE IN
THE HISTORY OF A INFRASTRUCTURE
AND IT'S ALSO A TURNING POINT
AND STARTING OF A NEW ERA A
JEFFERSONVILLE LOUISVILLE AND
KENTUCKY CORRIDOR.
THE BRIDGE WAS COMPLETED UNDER
BUDGET AND AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
HE CALLED THE PROJECT THE
REALIZATION OF A DREAM 40 YEARS
IN THE MAKING.
>> MANY PEOPLE THOUGHT THIS DAY
WOULD NEVER COME.
DECADES OF CONGESTION THAT HAS
BEEN MENTIONED ALREADY IN THIS
AREA, COUPLED WITH THE LACK OF
ACCESS FOR RESIDENCES AND
BUSINESSES OFFERED UP A PROBLEM
IN SEARCH OF A BOLD SOLUTION.
>> ABOUT 100 CYCLISTS WERE THE
FIRST TO PEDAL ACROSS THE
BRIDGES SHARED AND PEDESTRIAN
BIKE PATH.
THEY WERE FOLLOWED BY A POLICE
ESCORTED CARAVAN OF 500 VEHICLES
CARRYING SOME OF THE FIRST
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO MAKE
THE CROSSING.
>> WE'RE EXCITED TO CROSS THIS
NEW BRIDGE, FINALLY AFTER SO
MANY YEARS.
>> I'M SO HAPPY.
I'VE BEEN DRIVING FOR 28 YEARS.
>> SIXTH GRADE MATH TEACHER SAYS
THE BRIDGE WILL SHAVE MILES OFF
HER DAILY COMMUTE FROM SELLERS
BERG TO THE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL.
>> I'LL BE ABLE TO WORK WITH
MORE STUDENTS AFTER SCHOOL
BECAUSE I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR AN
HOUR AND SOMETHING TO GET HOME.
I COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED ABOUT
THIS.
>> THE OPENING OF THE LEWIS AND
CLARK BRIDGE MARKS THE
COMPLETION OF THE $2.3 BILLION
OHIO RIVER BRIDGES PROJECT.
TOGETHER WITH THE NEW LINCOLN
AND RENOVATED KENNEDY BRIDGES,
OFFICIALS SAY THE CROSSINGS WILL
SUPPORT 15,000 NEW JOBS OVER THE
