| Tidewater Skanska has been awarded a bridge construction project in West Point, Virginia. The contract is valued at about (USD 89 M). The customer is the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).
The assignment is for a new bascule bridge spanning the Pamunkey River in West Point, Virginia. The new bridge replaces a 50-year-old bridge on the Route 33 highway. The existing bridge is only two lanes, while the new bridge will be four lanes plus a separate outside shoulder for bicycle traffic. The bridge will be 1.7 kilometers (5,600 feet) in length. The vertical clearance to the marine channel will be increased from 10 to 17 meters (35 to 55 feet) to facilitate tugboat and barge traffic on the river. This will require that new land connections must be constructed to accommodate the higher elevation. The old bridge has been a bottleneck on the heavily trafficked Route 33, due to being too narrow and as a result of the problems associated with frequent openings. The project is one of two within the VDOT's West Point Bridge Replacement program. Work begins immediately and the bridge is scheduled to be completed in November 2007. | 
