WJCT News partner the Jacksonville Daily Record reports three firms have bid from $25.8 million to $32.1 million to demolish part of the elevated Hart Bridge Expressway and construct new ramp connections:
- Jacksonville-based J.B. Coxwell Contracting Inc., $25,846,500.54
- Roanoke, Texas-based Johnson Bros. Corp. A Southland Co.,$31,313,699.79
- Jacksonville-based Superior Construction Co. Southeast LLC,$32,125,687
The city opened the bids Jan. 15.
The Jacksonville Department of Public Works project is called “Urban Core Riverfront Revitalization & Complete Streets: Hart Bridge Expressway & Talleyrand Connector.”
It calls for removing part of the Hart Bridge ramp at Liberty Street between Gator Bowl and A. Philip Randolph boulevards, bringing a portion of the expressway to street level and aligning the new roadway.
Construction of a signalized intersection at Gator Bowl Boulevard is part of the project.
A breakdown on the cost and timetable of the project is in an expanded version of this story at JaxDailyRecord.com.
