Day 2 of road resurfacing project shows fast progress
COVINGTON, Ky. -- Just over a day into the project, look how far Prus Construction has gotten in replacing the deteriorating brick pavers at the intersection of Madison Avenue and M.L. King Jr. Boulevard/12th Street.
Here are four photos, one each facing north, south, east and west.
The bricks – just within the intersec...
COVINGTON, Ky. -- Excavators are like a Swiss Army knife or Leatherman – with the right set of attachments, you can pretty much handle any job.
Which is another way of saying that O’Rourke Wrecking has ALL the tools, and it’s employing a variety of them as its crews continue to sweep clean the 23-acre former IRS data-processing complex and prepare the site for development.
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Photo 1: Covington Mayor Joe Meyer accepts the new way-finding sign from Frances Mennone, a member of the Ohio River Way board, and Brewster Rhoads, its chairman.
Photo 2: One of the Voyageur canoes carried Covington’s city flag along part of the 250-mile journey. (Photo from ORSANCO/Annette Shumard)
Photo 3: Ohio River Challenge paddlers and local officials cut th...
'Nightmare' decorative bricks to be replaced starting June 13th
COVINGTON, Ky. – One of Covington’s busiest intersections -- Madison Avenue and M.L. King Jr. Boulevard/12th Street – will be closed to traffic for an estimated 10 days starting June 13th for a massive replacement of the street’s driving surface.
The $217,000 project involves tearin...
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Photo 4: Accepting the Authenti-CITY Award on Monday from Mayor Joe Meyer at Covington Yard was Carolyn Chapman, center, who took over when her Mom passed away in 1996, and Michelle Robinson, who works the grill.
Photo 5: Addie Crutchleo works the grill ...
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With a 'nudge' and a crash, demolition of IRS facility under way
COVINGTON, Ky. – The first hole knocked into the side of the sprawling IRS “Flat Top” building in Covington on Monday came via a “nudge” more than a “punch” or “slash.”
Observers said it was almost gentle that way that O'Rourke Wrecking Co. construction site supe...
As seen from the east, the former IRS “Flat Top” dominates the 23-acre Central Covington Riverfront site.
5½-month demolition of IRS facility begins today
COVINGTON, Ky. – A Caterpillar 365 excavator will approach the former IRS data-processing facility sometime today and – with a ferocious swipe of its bucket – rip off the southern edge of the ...
Todd Redman, storm water maintenance supervisor, makes a second pass on a strip of Martin Street with the new cold planer attachment.
Public Works puts cold planer attachment to use
COVINGTON, Ky. – Slowly and methodically, Todd Redman drove a Bobcat skid steer loader down Martin Street, the attachment on its front “grinding and chewing” asphalt with the efficiency of a rot...
Projects funded through the City’s Neighborhood Grant Program in the past have included signs, banners, picnic tables, benches, dog waste stations, flower pots, and landscaping.
Ideas include landscaping, safety signs, dog waste stations & tour
COVINGTON, Ky. – Eleven neighborhood groups are due to receive funding from the City of Covington for small improvement projects ran...
Changes protect on-street spots for small businesses
COVINGTON, Ky. – The month-long grace period is over: Parking meters will now be enforced 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday in Covington as part of an effort to preserve on-street parking for small businesses who need it to survive.
The new hours went into effect March 9 and “courtesy tickets” – aka warnin...