Construction on the U.K.’s roughly $800-million, privately-financed cable-stayed Silver Jubilee bridge over the River Mersey, 20 kilometers east of Liverpool, is set to start next month following the March 29  signing of all key contracts.

Procured under a 30-year design-build-finance-operate contract, the 1.5-km-long crossing between Widnes and Runcorn is due to open in late 2017.