The system was included in an amended US$21.7 million project budget for work on the bridge. The amendment will fund a US$1 million contract with Fay, Spofford & Thorndike, which will conduct a finite element analysis of the entire 3.6km structure. The model will be calibrated against actual conditions and wireless sensors will be attached to the bridge. A continuous stream of data will provide real-time information about stresses and loads, as well as environmental conditions and corrosion. The computer modelling, calibration and installation of the sensors should be complete by 2010.