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Hub+Weber to design new Public Works home

The building that will serve as the new home for Public Works is, for now, a wide-open space. City hires architect to turn 68K square feet into functional space COVINGTON, Ky. – The planned new home for Covington’s Public Works Department – for the time being – looks like a c...

New life for dead Christmas trees

Last year, the City collected 160 natural Christmas trees to be recycled. Two ways to recycle holiday greenery into mulch  COVINGTON, Ky. – When “how lovely are your branches” morphs into “get that dead thing out of the living room,” tossing your natural Christmas ...

City: Enforce 2013 ban on hazardous materials on Brent Spence Bridge

The fiery wreck that damaged the Brent Spence Bridge should remind people of the dangers of hazardous materials on the bridge, Covington officials say. (Photo from Kentucky Transportation Cabinet) Nov. 11 fiery crash, shutdown are ‘wakeup call’   COVINGTON, Ky. – City of Covin...

Funding tool for IRS site work leaps first hurdle

TIF district designation in works would use future state tax revenue to repay City’s debt   COVINGTON, Ky. – The City of Covington received preliminary approval today to study the possible use of future state tax revenues to pay for new roads, sidewalks and other improvemen...

8th Street fix to close one block next week

The City recently had to put a “Band-Aid” of asphalt on a sinking section of Eighth Street but will close the street next week to work on a permanent repair. Sections of concrete failing between Russell, Pike streets  COVINGTON, Ky. – Eighth Street between Pike and Russell st...

A 'greener' cup of joe

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is another in a series of recycling tips from the City of Covington's Neighborhood Services Department, Solid Waste & Recycling Division.) COVINGTON, Ky. – First the bad news: Those oh-so-convenient plastic single-serve coffee pods (commonly known as K-cups after the...

State: Brent Spence repair on schedule

(Photo provided by Kentucky Transportation Cabinet) Damaged upper deck removed, steel beams placed  COVINGTON, Ky. – Work on the emergency repair of the Brent Spence Bridge remains on schedule, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet officials said today during a progress report with regional med...

Covington Snow & Ice Team ‘ready’

Ever-changing forecast requires preparation, flexibility   COVINGTON, Ky. – City of Covington Public Works crews have spent the day preparing to handle whatever this evening’s weather storm brings to the city’s roads, whether it’s snow, ice, layers of the two, or nothing...

Brent Spence repair plan speeds along

Covington has rented signs to keep wayward trucks on state-governed routes. Covington continues efforts to keep trucks off City-owned streets COVINGTON, Ky. – In his periodic update on the status of the Brent Spence Bridge repairs today, Kentucky Transportation Secretary Jim Gray gave positive...

A ‘Greener’ Turkey Day:

(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is another in a series of recycling tips from the City of Covington's Neighborhood Services Department, Solid Waste & Recycling Division.) Thanksgiving is all about a savory dinner, time with family and friends, and – of course – giving thanks. But as with most h...
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