The I-10 Mobile River Bridge & Bayway project has an estimated cost of US$850 million and involves building a six-lane bridge across the river and widening the existing I-10 bridges across Mobile Bay. Design teams from around the country had submitted letters of interest; Thompson Engineering, Michael Baker and Volkert were shortlisted last month (link opens in new tab).
The final selection was made by a panel of Mobile area elected officials and community leaders who viewed presentations from the three final teams.
The presentations included conceptual ideas for the project, but there will be variables that factor into the final design. “The panel selected a design team, not a design, for this project,” said mobile region engineer Vince Calametti. “We need the team to get the preliminary design under way so we can finish the Environmental Impact Statement. Thompson Engineering was chosen today because the selection panel liked their ideas and felt they were the best fit to design this project.”
Alabama Department of Transportation has decided to fast-track the contract with Thompson Engineering. The fast-track contract will allow Thompson Engineering to start some of the work almost immediately while the full contract is being finalised.
