CRITTENDEN COUNTY | March 13, 2025

Kiewit Infrastructure South Co. has been selected as the CM-GC for the I-55 Bridge replacement project over the Mississippi River. 

In July 2024, the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $394 million from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program towards the cost of replacing the I-55 Bridge over the Mississippi River.  In addition to this grant, the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) and the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) have each committed up to $200 million demonstrating a collaborative effort to fund this bridge replacement.

“This signals another big step in the effort to replace the aging Interstate 55 Bridge connecting Arkansas and Tennessee,” ARDOT Director, Jared D. Wiley, said. “The new bridge will allow for more capacity while enhancing safety and mobility for all motorists, commercial and passenger.”

Wiley values the importance of the partnership and understands what it means for both Arkansas and Tennessee.

“Keeping freight moving along this stretch of highway is vital to the nation. None of this would be possible if not for the grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation and the support from our elected officials,” Wiley said. “ARDOT looks forward to the continued partnership with our friends at TDOT who were the leading force behind the grant application.”

For more information on the proposed project, visit America’s River Crossing.