Manhattan Road & Bridge to build double-decker Arkansas River bridge

TULSA, Okla. – The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) has awarded Manhattan Road & Bridge Co. the contract to build the I-44 West Bound Replacement Bridge over the Arkansas River. At approximately $63 million, the contract is the second largest to ever be issued by ODOT. The project includes the removal of the existing I-244 [...]

Manhattan Road & Bridge Wins Two ABC Eagle Awards

Manhattan Road & Bridge Co. received two bronze eagle honors from Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Oklahoma at the organization’s Excellence In Construction Awards dinner in October. Manhattan won the top honor for projects in the following categories: Infrastructure/Heavy-Emergency Restoration for work on state highway 20 and Keetonville Hill Infrastructure/Heavy Over $10 million for [...]

Manhattan Road & Bridge Acquires Muskogee Bridge

TULSA, Okla. – Tulsa-based bridge builder Manhattan Road & Bridge Co., formerly M.J. Lee Construction Co., announced today that it has acquired Muskogee-based Muskogee Bridge Co. This is the company’s second acquisition in the last 12 months. In January 2008, the company acquired Southern Pavers, Inc. of Pine Bluff, Ark. “This most recent acquisition provides [...]

M.J. Lee Construction Expands Bridge Building Operations; Acquires Southern Pavers, Inc.

TULSA, Okla. – Tulsa-based M.J. Lee Construction Co., a subsidiary of Rooney Holdings, Inc., has expanded its operations with the acquisition of Southern Pavers, Inc. Originally formed in 1981, Southern Pavers provides bridge-building services to central Arkansas from its Pine Bluff, Ark., location. M.J. Lee’s acquisition of Southern Pavers includes all assets and operations. Southern [...]