The council had shortlisted Vinci and Graham to build it last year but neither was able to meet the council鈥檚 budget aspirations because of the complexity of the chosen design. ()
The fancy design by architect Stephen Spence has now been binned and the budget cut from 拢120m to a maximum of 拢85m.
A contract notice for the design and construction of the New Wear Crossing was published in the EU Official Journal on 3rd May.
The council鈥檚 new schedule envisages construction starting in March 2015 and the bridge opening to traffic by December 2017.
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