progress on the final Environmental impact statement (FEIS) for the I-69 ORX is the future of the US 41 bridges following completion of the I-69 ORX. Kentucky officials favor reducing the US 41 bridges from two to one, which would be toll-free for local traffic. Residents and local officials in Henderson and Evansville favor keeping both US 41 bridges without tolls, but state officials have stated that it would not be financially viable to maintain both US 41 bridges without tolls after the I-69 ORX is built. Both states also want to avoid a situation where the US 41 bridges become a toll free alternative for long-distance traffic. Work Begins on Kentucky Approaches (Section 1) On June 22, 2022, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Secretary Jim Gray, Henderson Mayor Steve Austin, Henderson County Judge/Executive Brad Schneider and Evansville, Indiana, Mayor Lloyd Winnecke broke ground for Phase one of the ORX project. I-69 ORX Section 1 focuses on improvements in Henderson and extends from KY 425 to US 60. It includes an extension of over six miles of I-69, new interchanges with US 41 and US 60 and a reconstructed KY 351 interchange. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is overseeing the Section 1 project with construction beginning in earnest this summer and continuing through 2025. Future Plans (Sections 2 and 3) I-69 ORX Section 2 is a bistate project between Indiana and Kentucky that will complete the I-69 connection from US 60 in Henderson to I-69 in Evansville, which includes the new river crossing. Design is expected to begin in 2025 with construction anticipated to begin in 2027 and continue through 2031. Both states continue to look for opportunities to accelerate that timeline. I-69 ORX Section 3 is the bridge approach construction in Indiana. Design work and preconstruction activities are underway. The Indiana Department of Transportation is overseeing this section and construction is expected to begin in 2024 and end in 2027. See also List of crossings of the Ohio River Henderson Bridge: a nearby rail bridge over the Ohio River References Proposed bridges in the United States Interstate 69 Bridges on the Interstate Highway System Road bridges in Indiana Road bridges in Kentucky Transportation in Evansville, Indiana Buildings and structures in Henderson County, Kentucky Transportation buildings and structures in Vanderburgh County, Indiana Transportation in Henderson County, Kentucky