The P3 agreement was reached in June 2015, and the winning consortium is already in the process of constructing the bridge project, as we speak. They've torn down one of the old portions of the bridge, and they're building what we call the jetties, the platforms they will use to replace the bridge they've torn down, as well as the replacement bridge for the St. Lawrence.
On February 24th, 2016. See this statement in context.