Jared Wiley Director | Arkansas Department of Transportation
Jared Wiley Director | Arkansas Department of Transportation
Kiewit Infrastructure South Co. has been appointed as the Construction Manager-General Contractor (CM-GC) for the Interstate 55 (I-55) Bridge replacement project over the Mississippi River, according to an announcement made on March 13, 2025.
In July 2024, the U.S. Department of Transportation allocated $394 million from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program for this bridge replacement. Additionally, both the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) and the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) have pledged up to $200 million each for this initiative.
"This signals another big step in the effort to replace the aging Interstate 55 Bridge connecting Arkansas and Tennessee," said ARDOT Director Jared D. Wiley. "The new bridge will allow for more capacity while enhancing safety and mobility for all motorists, commercial and passenger."
Wiley emphasized the significance of collaboration between Arkansas and Tennessee in this project. "Keeping freight moving along this stretch of highway is vital to the nation. None of this would be possible if not for the grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation and the support from our elected officials," he said. "ARDOT looks forward to the continued partnership with our friends at TDOT who were the leading force behind the grant application."
For further details on this project, interested parties can visit America’s River Crossing online.
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