JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Department of Transportation received the first delivery of concrete piles for the new Shands Bridge after they floated down the St. Johns River on Thursday.
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Thirteen 30-inch square piles arrived at the First Coast Expressway construction site in Green Cove Springs.
According to a news release, deliveries from the Gate Precast facility for the next several years.
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In total, 924 concrete piles will be used to construct the new bridge just south of the existing Shands Bridge.
Work on the bridge is expected to be completed in 2030.
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