In the application, the city listed a number of benefits including decreased air pollution, less traffic deaths, and saving up to $30 million in improvements to I-182.

Richland established a Transportation Benefit District to levee a $20 fee that is added to the cost of a resident's annual car registration.

The project was split into two phases, the bridge itself and improvements to the intersection of State Route 240 and Duportail Street.

A water pipeline, currently running beneath the Yakima River, was replaced with the new line crossing the bridge.

[1][11] Portions of the building involving the river were restricted to the summer months due to state and federal regulations.

Richland set up detours for recreational trails, and suggested that boaters use boat launches that are either upstream or downstream of the construction site.