Southland Holdings LLC announced Nov. 8 it has been awarded a $596 million contract to construct a new bridge along Florida 23 – the First Coast Expressway – near Jacksonville for the Florida Department of Transportation.
The scope of work includes building a 1.8-mile, four-lane bridge over the St. Johns River connecting Clay and St. Johns counties. The bridge’s vertical clearance will be 20 feet higher from the water than the existing bridge, intended to improve marine commerce in the region.
Included in the scope is the removal of the existing bridge after the new span opens. Construction is expected to start in 2023.
“We are proud of our longstanding relationship with FDOT and our ability to provide recurring customers with critical infrastructure solutions,” said Frank Renda, Southland’s CEO, in a news release.
Based in Grapevine, Texas, Southland provides infrastructure construction services in North America including bridges, tunneling, transportation and facilities, marine, steel structures, water and wastewater treatment and water pipeline end markets.