Bevin says he can work with new Ohio

Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin says he can work with Ohio’s incoming governor on a solution to fix a 57-year-old bridge the federal government has labeled obsolete.

The Cincinnati Enquirer reports Bevin told news outlets Thursday that he’s confident he and Gov. Mike DeWine can find a plan for the Brent Spence Bridge. Bevin says a solution will likely involve tolls.

He says the federal government won’t pay for more than one-third of the $2.5 billion project.

The bridge over the Ohio River between Covington, Kentucky, and Cincinnati has been the region’s top transportation issue for decades. It carries more than double the traffic it was designed for.