RIDOT received one bid for the job and awarded a $625 million contract to the consortium of Skanska USA, McCourt Construction and Aetna Bridge. After some negotiations, the contract was awarded Wednesday.
This isn't the first time Rhode Island found limited interest in construction projects. Earlier this summer, the state did not receive any bids to rebuild the Washington Bridge.
The Skanska USA joint venture will design the road and bridge changes. They will also complete the construction.
Rhode Island received a federal grant worth $251 million to help pay for the I-95 project, which was estimated to cost $723 million last month.
The I-95 project includes:
Rebuilding 10 highway bridges along the I-95 corridor from the Providence River to the Pastore Complex in Cranston
Slimming down Route 10 from Park Avenue to Elmwood Avenue
Reworking the Amtrak Northeast Corridor electric catenary lines under two bridges
Improving the flood-prone drainage on I-95 near Eddy Street
Adding a dedicated right-turn lane from Park Avenue west to Elmwood Avenue north
Repaving I-95
Re-striping highway lanes "for compatibility with autonomous vehicles"
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