Georgia agency awards contract to raise Savannah bridge to accommodate bigger cargo ships

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January 3rd, 2024

Container ship Ever Far, left, sails down river past the Georgia Ports Authority's Port of Savannah in Savannah, Ga., Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021. The Port of Savannah saw record-breaking cargo volumes in fiscal 2022 amid a surge in imports and West Coast backlogs prompting shippers to reroute goods to the East Coast, the Georgia Ports Authority said Tuesday, July 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)

The Georgia Department of Transportation said Wednesday it has chosen a general contractor to oversee a $189 million project to raise Savannah’s towering suspension bridge so that larger cargo ships can pass underneath and reach one of the nation’s busiest seaports.

Maintenance and construction on the Eugene Talmadge Memorial Bridge are expected to begin in the first quarter of 2025, the DOT said in a statement announcing that Kiewit Infrastructure South Co. will serve as general contractor.

Built in 1991, the bridge spans the Savannah River at the Georgia-South Carolina state line. Cargo ships passing Savannah’s downtown riverfront must sail underneath the bridge to reach the Port of Savannah, the fourth-busiest U.S. port for cargo shipped in containers.

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