The Minnesota Dept. of Transportation delivered an official design sketch of a new Interstate-35W bridge to Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Ryback (D) on Aug. 21, allowing state and local authorities to begin defining project parameters for the five teams vying to design and build it.
Names of design firms teamed with shortlisted contractors have emerged. Parsons Brinckerhoff and DMJM Harris are on the Walsh Construction-American Bridge team, and Parsons Corp. has teamed with the Kiewit/Traylor Brothers/Massman group, spokespersons say. Jacobs Engineering Group is lead design firm with C.S, McCrossan Inc.