Skanska has, as part of a joint venture with JH Lynch, signed a contract with the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) to reconstruct Route 146 between 1-295 and Route 146A, and realign the Route 146/146A interchange in Rhode Island, USA.

The total value of the contract is US$167 million out of which Skanska’s share of the contract is worth USD $84 million. The contract includes the construction of Route 146 along with construction of a new flyover bridge and other structures. In addition, Skanska will perform bridge rehabilitation, roadway reconstruction, new bridge construction, retaining wall construction, drainage construction, utility relocation, handling and disposing of contaminated materials and milling and paving of eight miles of Route 146 to the Massachusetts border.

The construction work of the project is expected to begin in late 2022 and is scheduled for completion in November 2025.