evidence: The PHMB (locally known as the Q Bridge) is the centerpiece of the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s (CTDOT) larger I-95 New Haven Harbor Crossing Corridor Improvement Program. The new PHMB carries I-95 over New Haven Harbor at the confluence of the Quinnipiac and Mill Rivers. The project was initiated because of the need for operational and safety upgrades to the I-95 corridor through this area due to the volume of traffic and the structural deficiencies of the previous bridge. The project included replacing the entire mile long bridge viaduct structure, increasing the current six-lane configuration to (10) ten lanes and providing full shoulder widths. The new bridge provides operational and safety improvements designed to reduce traffic congestion and to minimize delays on I-95 through the New Haven area. The new bridge replaces the previous 1958 structure that was designed for 40,000 vehicles per day; adding critical capacity to accommodate the more than 140,000 vehicles per day now traversing the adjacent I-95/I-91/Route 34 Interchange, one of the busiest in the nation.