This resulted in a $4.9 million settlement paid to the contractor. Aluminum expansion joints installed on the bridge failed within four years, which required SCDOT to install replacements at a cost of $2 million.
This outcome led to a $4.9 million payment being made to the contractor. The failure of aluminum expansion joints on the bridge within four years necessitated SCDOT to replace them with new ones, incurring an additional $2 million in costs.