Within the next five years, the concrete monster that is the Turcot Interchange will come down.

The consortium responsible for building its replacement was announced Thursday, and all involved are promising the project will be safe, high-quality and fraud free.

Kiewit Construction and Parsons Canada make up KPH Turcot, which will be tasked with building the 145 kilometres of roadway that will replace the current Turcot.

The rigorous bidding process was overseen by Quebec’s anti-corruption unit, and UPAC says it will continue its involvement.

“We will work in prevention, we will work in surveillance, we will work in investigation,” said UPAC Commissioner Robert Lafreniere.

And Quebec’s Transport Minister Robert Poeti says the transparency will continue.

“We are going to give the information day to day on the internet about the project,” he said.

The new project will include an enlarged sidewalk, 20 kilometres of reserved bus lanes and 6.7 kilometres of bike paths.

It involves replacing the Turcot, Montreal West, Angrignon and de la Verendrye Interchanges, as well as part of Highways 15, 20 and the Ville Marie Expressway.

The original interchange opened to traffic in 1967 and 300,000 drive through it daily.

The exact price tag will only be revealed in two months when the contracts are signed in Feburary but Poeti says it will fall within the $3.7 billion window previously announced.

“The consortium already knows if we are not on time or budget there are penalties,” he said.

The new Turcot will be built beside the old one, but traffic headaches will be unavoidable.

“I'm not going to lie, it is a very challenging project since we are going to work at the same time on Turcot and the Champlain Bridge,” said Transport Quebec spokesperson Sarah Bensadoun.

The construction companies will be responsible for correcting any deficiencies for five years post-construction.

The Transport Ministry says the new Turcot Interchange will save the Quebec government $18 million in annual maintenance fees.

Work is expected to begin in the spring and should be completed by 2020.