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| Flatiron to Design and Build New Mississippi River Cable Bridge  Audubon Bridge Constructors, a joint venture led by Flatiron Constructors, has been chosen by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development to design and construct the new $348M cable-stayed bridge across the Mississippi River. Flatiron Constructors is leading the Audubon Bridge Constructors team, a joint venture with Granite Construction and Parsons Transportation Group. The new bridge, to be formally called the John James Audubon Bridge, will replace the ferry system currently in place.The bridge will connect St. Francisville and New Roads just north of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The main cable-stayed span will stretch 1, 583 feet across the Mississippi River to become the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America. The official groundbreaking is planned for May 11 and the bridge is slated to open in early 2010. The new bridge is part of Louisiana's Transportation Infrastructure Model for Economic Development Program, a $4 billion program to construct 16 transportation projects, including highway improvements, three major bridges, and New Orleans port and airport improvements. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |