Jobs Now
And for future generations
From the time construction begins and for years after completion, the Bridges Project will create thousands of jobs in the Greater Louisville region and throughout Kentucky and Indiana.
Based on an economic analysis completed in April, 2009, the project’s construction alone will create:
- 56,000 jobs in the Louisville Metropolitan Statistical Area
- Each job represents one year of employment for one person
- 28,000 jobs directly related to project work; additional 28,000 jobs created in other industries as a result of project construction
- Nearly $2 billion in earnings (figures are 2007 dollar amounts)
In addition, the Federal Highway Administration estimates that every $1 billion invested in highways supports 30,000 jobs.
Employers recognize the importance of this project for job growth.
- More than 70 businesses – including major employers such as UPS, Ford, and GE and smaller businesses, many of them in our logistics and distribution sector – have voiced their support for the project.
Greater Louisville is a major logistics hub for the region and much of the country with thousands of jobs dependent on the bridges and connecting highways.*
- There are 64,000 logistics and distribution jobs in the Louisville area
- There are 83,300 manufacturing jobs – for a total of 147,000+ jobs in logistics and manufacturing.
- Logistics and distribution make up 9.3% of all jobs with a total annual payroll of $2.8 billion
- The concentration of logistics jobs in Greater Louisville is one of the highest in the country … over twice the national average
(*Source: The Greater Louisville Logistics Network Research Project, 2003 and the Greater Louisville Manufacturing Network economic impact study, 2003 entitled “Manufacturing in Louisville and Its Peer Metropolitan Areas: Results from the 2002 Economic Census”.)
The Bridges Project’s web site – www.kyinbridges.com – includes information about minority and women-owned business opportunities and a long list of the types of services that will be needed.