The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Bridges and Tunnels has awarded Tutor Perini Civil, New Rochelle, N.Y., a five-year, $235.7-million contract to replace the upper level deck of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge that connects Brooklyn and Staten Island. Preparatory work is expected to begin in early 2013 with roadway construction scheduled to begin in 2014, MTA says. Completion is set for the end of 2017.