Misener Marine awarded $26 million design/build infrastructure contract

Tampa, Florida – Misener Marine Inc. – a subsidiary of HBG Constructors Inc. – was awarded a $26,546,600 design/build contract by the Florida Department of Transportation to build a 3000 foot long structure and roadway approaches over the St. Lucie Canal, approximately 127 miles north of Miami, Florida, on the Florida Turnpike Toll Road.

The 21 span, 78 girder structure has 3 water spans and 18 over land viaduct spans. Following completion of the new structures, northbound traffic will be routed over it while rehabilitation work consisting on bearing replacements, expansion joint replacements and barrier wall replacements is completed on the existing Thomas B. Manuel Bridges, that currently make up the Turnpike thoroughfare. Construction operations are scheduled to begin in November of 2001 with completion in mid 2004.


Further information:

Arno C. Pronk, HBG Public Relations, telephone +31 70 3722121.