Walsh Kokosing

What Walsh Kokosing does

Walsh Kokosing is a joint venture between Walsh Construction, a 124-year-old family-owned firm consistently ranked among the nation's top bridge, highway, and transportation builders, and Kokosing Construction, one of the largest family-owned contractors in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic. The joint venture, headquartered at 700 West Pete Rose Way in Cincinnati, Ohio, operates through two distinct entities: the Walsh Kokosing Joint Venture for the Western Hills Viaduct Replacement and the Walsh Kokosing Design-Build Team (which includes design partners AECOM, Jacobs, and Parsons) for the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project. Its core work is large-scale government infrastructure delivery using a Progressive Design-Build methodology, covering bridge construction, interstate reconstruction, and associated sitework.

Name

Walsh Kokosing

Legal name

Walsh Kokosing Design-Build Team

Website

https://walshkokosing.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Walsh Kokosing is a joint venture of Walsh Construction and Kokosing Construction executing major U.S. government infrastructure projects, including the $4.05 billion Brent Spence Bridge Corridor and the Western Hills Viaduct Replacement, using Progressive Design-Build delivery for state DOT and municipal clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Crown Point

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Infrastructure Construction Services: Revenue is generated through government contracts for large-scale bridge and highway construction projects. The Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project is a $4.05 billion first phase. Contracts are typically unit price based, similar to ODOT or KYTC design-bid-build projects. Subcontractors work on scopes of various price ranges from $0-$100,000 to $1,000,000-$5,000,000.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Walsh Kokosing is a joint venture between Walsh Construction and Kokosing Construction that delivers large-scale bridge and highway infrastructure construction services. The venture operates through two entities: the Walsh Kokosing Joint Venture executing the Western Hills Viaduct Replacement in Cincinnati, and the Walsh Kokosing Design-Build Team (with AECOM and Jacobs) executing the $4.05 billion Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project for ODOT and KYTC.

Product overview

Walsh Kokosing is a construction joint venture between Walsh Construction (a 124-year-old family-owned business) and Kokosing Construction (one of the largest family-owned contractors in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic). The venture operates through two distinct entities: the Walsh Kokosing Design-Build Team for the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project and the Walsh Kokosing Joint Venture for the Western Hills Viaduct Replacement. The Design-Build Team includes partners AECOM and Jacobs for design services. Walsh Kokosing does not offer software products; it provides construction and infrastructure delivery services for major transportation projects, including procurement management through Autodesk Building Connected and workforce engagement programs for contractors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project

Quantifiable outcome

• Expected completion 2031 for Brent Spence Bridge Corridor
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AECOMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAECOM brings outstanding record of success designing complex bridge and design-build projects, including the recent Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge with Walsh. As part of the Walsh Kokosing Design-Build Team, AECOM is a global leader in transportation providing ODOT and KYTC with engineering and technical services for almost 70 years.
• JacobscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJacobs is recognized as a design leader for bridge, interstate, and transportation projects, having led many projects for ODOT including I-670/I-71 Columbus Crossroads Design-Build and I-480 Valley View Bridge Design-Build. Also served as Lead Designer on Louisville-Southern Indiana Ohio River Bridge Crossing projects.
• ParsonscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of Walsh Kokosing Joint Venture (WKJV) along with Walsh Construction, Kokosing Construction Company, AECOM, and Jacobs. Parsons is one of the major firms supporting the joint venture delivery of the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project.
• Autodesk (Building Connected)coreTechnology or IntegrationWalsh Kokosing uses Autodesk's Building Connected system to manage the procurement process for the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project. Building Connected handles Expression of Interest forms, interested bidder lists, and Invitation to Bid (ITB) postings.
• City of CincinnaticoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity of Cincinnati is leading a joint effort with Hamilton County to replace the 90-year-old Western Hills Viaduct with a new extradosed bridge. Walsh Kokosing Joint Venture is the contractor for this project.
• Hamilton CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHamilton County is joint project lead with City of Cincinnati for Western Hills Viaduct Replacement. The joint venture replaces the 90-year-old viaduct immediately to the south with a new extradosed bridge carrying 55,000+ vehicles daily.
• Make It Plain ConsultingminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMake It Plain Consulting provides BWE Outreach support to the Walsh Kokosing Joint Venture Business and Workforce Engagement Program, assisting with outreach to firms and organizations interested in project involvement.
• Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerODOT is the lead contracting agency for the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project as part of the Bi-State Management Team (BSMT) with KYTC. ODOT provides engineering and technical services through legacy companies for almost 70 years.
• Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKYTC is a partner in the Bi-State Management Team (BSMT) overseeing the Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project alongside ODOT. KYTC shares bridge expense while each state covers its own highway costs.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• American Bridge Company: Specialty contractor focused on complex bridge construction and rehabilitation across the US, including design-build JV pursuits on signature river crossings comparable to Walsh Kokosing's project portfolio.
• Flatiron Construction: Heavy civil contractor specializing in bridges, highways, and transportation infrastructure across the US. Frequently pursues and delivers JV-style design-build mega-projects comparable in scale and structure to Walsh Kokosing's Brent Spence and Western Hills work.
• Tutor Perini Corporation: Major civil contractor with significant bridge and transportation infrastructure work, pursuing large design-build and JV-led projects comparable in size and risk profile to Walsh Kokosing's anchor contracts.
• Granite Construction: Large publicly traded heavy civil contractor with deep bridge, highway, and transportation infrastructure capabilities, including JV pursuits on major US bridge replacement projects analogous to Brent Spence.
• Dragados USA: US subsidiary of ACS Group delivering large bridge, highway, and tunnel projects via JV structures — overlapping directly with Walsh Kokosing in scale, delivery method, and customer base.
• Lane Construction: Heavy civil division of Webuild (formerly Salini Impregilo) delivering large bridges, highways, and transit projects in the US, frequently as JV partner on megaprojects of comparable scale to Walsh Kokosing's work.
• Skanska USA Civil: US arm of Skanska, a major civil contractor delivering large bridge, highway, and transit projects through design-build and progressive design-build delivery — directly comparable to Walsh Kokosing's delivery model and project scale.
• Traylor Bros: Privately held heavy civil contractor with signature work on long-span bridges, tunnels, and marine infrastructure. Pursues similar JV-led design-build bridge megaprojects as Walsh Kokosing.

Broad incumbents

• Bechtel Infrastructure: Largest US heavy infrastructure contractor with a much broader portfolio (rail, aviation, energy, water), but participates in comparable large bridge and highway megaprojects and overlaps on government-owner relationships.

Others

• AECOM: Global engineering and design firm serving as a core design partner within the Walsh Kokosing JV; comparable as a peer because it also acts as lead designer or JV partner on competing bridge and design-build megaprojects across the US.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/walsh-kokosing-joint-venture

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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