The shortlisted teams are:

  • Indian River Constructors, a joint venture of Flatiron Constructors and Kiewit Construction;
  • PCL Civil Constructors;
  • Skanska USA Civil Southeast.

They will now develop their schemes, including a preliminary design and cost proposal for their proposed structure. Estimated budget to design and build the new bridge is US$150 million. Announcement of the selected proposal is expected in the late Spring.

The length of the new bridge is proposed as 792m long, including 274m for the clear span over the inlet. The previous design called for a bridge approximately 427m long. The additional length is needed because of continuing settlement problems encountered with the recently-built approaches for the new bridge. All the piers of the new bridge will remain out of the water.