The government has signed a multimillion-dollar contract with UK Export Finance to replace or upgrade 55 bridges across Jamaica.

The contract was signed Thursday evening during a ceremony at the British High Commission’s residence on Trafalgar Road in Kingston.

The project will see Acrow Bridge, a global leader in bridge infrastructure, supplying materials for the replacement bridges.

It was also disclosed that Lagan, a UK-based company specializing in civil engineering, will handle the installation of the bridges in collaboration with the National Works Agency.

Jamaica has over 800 bridges.