The design work was carried out by a consortium of four companies: Kvaerner Technology Ltd.; EEG - Europe Etudes Gecti; COBA -Consultores para Obras, Barragens e Planeamento ; and PROPONTE - Projectos de Pontes e Estruturas Especiais.



Each member of the consortium was responsible for a different section of the crossing and their work was co-ordinated by a design management team consisting of representatives from each company.

The designs were checked by an independent consulting consortium, "Tejo Ponte Control", consisting A2P Consult, Estudos e Projectos Lda, Hyder Consulting Ltd., Provia Consultores de Engenharia Lda., and Tudor Engineering Company.