For $163.7-million, Cardi will replace Sakonnet Bridge
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The state Department of Transportation Thursday night formally awarded low bidder Cardi Corporation the contract to build a replacement for the 53-year-old Sakonnet River Bridge. Groundbreaking has been set for next Friday at 3 p.m. on the Portsmouth side of the bridge. It carries Routes 24 and 138, and connects Portsmouth and Tiverton. The new $163.7-million steel span, to be build just south of the existing bridge, is expected to be finished by 2012, although the state has offered to pay Cardi more if it finishes early. DOT spokesman Charles St. Martin said Cardi's bid came in $22.5 million below the second-lowest bidder. The bids were opened Jan. 22. Work has been going on to replace the badly-rusted bridge since 1994. Because of its deteriorated condition, large trucks are banned from the bridge. gemery@projo.com / (401)277-7442 
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