Complex sentence: The condition of the bridge was been determined to be so bad that the state could not wait until 2012 to begin work, and thus signed a $17 million contract with SPS New England Inc in 2010.
Split into simpler sentences: The condition of the bridge was determined to be so bad that the state could not wait until 2012 to begin work. A $17 million contract with SPS New England Inc in 2010.