Golden Ears Bridge | Completed - Page 10

SpongeG · #**181** Posted **Feb 11, 2009, 6:40 AM**

River span nearing finish

The bridge linking Langley to Maple Ridge should be done a little sooner than expected.

Published: Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Slideshow: A Bridge (Not) Too Far (Away)

Golden Ears Bridge should be open by the end of June, according to Golden Crossings Constructors Joint Venture spokesperson Ian McLeod.

"Construction is going well," McLeod said. Barring a disaster, he said, cars should be crossing the bridge as summer vacations begin.

The final deck pieces have been placed on the bridge and it awaits a concrete overlay, which can't be poured at zero degrees.

Concrete, however, is being poured daily to construct the sides of the bridge, which are then covered with padding to keep warm enough in the cold weather.

In addition, the median barrier and fencing still need to be finished.

As the majority of the work is completed, only one of the four cranes used for construction remains on the main bridge.

The Golden Ears Bridge will be a six-lane toll bridge operated by TransLink and linking Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows to Surrey and Langley.

The first month of operation will be free of tolls, but the Albion Ferry Service is expected to halt shortly after the bridge opens.

In Langley, the Township council has been asked if they could facilitate a run across the new bridge this summer.

http://www2.canada.com/langleyadvance/news/story.html?id=9cf35aa3-43c0-4d8c-b9ac-8565f3c1cf0b

Hong Kongese · #**182** Posted **Feb 11, 2009, 6:56 AM**

Cool slide show!

crazyjoeda · #**183** Posted **Feb 17, 2009, 5:16 AM**

This picture is great you can see Metrotown and even Downtown way in the distance.

Source: I recived these in an email from a family friend who is a pilot.

Hong Kongese · #**184** Posted **Feb 17, 2009, 5:31 AM**

Really nice!

officedweller · #**185** Posted **Feb 17, 2009, 7:51 AM**

Nice! Took me a while to figure out the second one was the opposite view to the third one.

touraccuracy · #**186** Posted **Feb 17, 2009, 9:55 AM**

i just realized today that i can see this from my house/street in coquitlam =\

Stingray2004 · #**187** Posted **Feb 17, 2009, 7:36 PM**

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Originally Posted by crazyjoeda

Great. Thanks!

Man does that 113B St interchange on the north side have wide clearance! From the looks of that photo, perhaps 12+ lanes could easily fit through.

Metro-One · #**188** Posted **Feb 17, 2009, 7:40 PM**

Thanks for the great updates, that third shot is my favorite for this project so far. It is nice to see real infrastructure being built. Canada's shortest freeway! (maybe tied with the Mission Bridge and that bizarre two interchange stretch of road in Abbotsford)

DKaz · #**189** Posted **Feb 17, 2009, 7:50 PM**

Except the Mission-Abbotsford Bridge is designed for 80km/h and there's also an interchange on the Mission side.

Metro-One · #**190** Posted **Feb 17, 2009, 7:57 PM**

There is an interchange on the Maple Ridge side in this project along with a few other ramps. It is almost identical to the mission bridge in length of free flow and the number of interchanges and ramps. Each have 1 true 4 way interchange and 2-3 semi 1 or 2 way interchanges.

mattropolis · #**191** Posted **Feb 18, 2009, 6:37 AM**

Nice pictures, thanks!

worldwide · #**192** Posted **Feb 18, 2009, 7:58 AM**

will there be a sidewalk on the bridge that is actually accessible?

deasine · #**193** Posted **Feb 18, 2009, 9:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by worldwide

will there be a sidewalk on the bridge that is actually accessible?

Yes on the East side.

Delirium · #**194** Posted **Feb 18, 2009, 2:46 PM**

cool pics crazyjoe. thanks

here's some from the golden ears website:

http://www.goldenearsbridge.ca/upload/images/Gallery/Large/Lrg_GEB_Jan28_02.jpg

http://www.goldenearsbridge.ca/upload/images/Gallery/Large/Lrg_GEB_Jan28.jpg

One of two cyclist/pedestrian ramps to the south approach, Langley, under construction.

http://www.goldenearsbridge.ca/upload/images/Gallery/Large/Lrg_CyclePedrampJan2109.jpg

between this and new pitt river bridge and the new port mann, it's pretty impressive to have 3 large briges u/c at the same time.

East Van · #**195** Posted **Feb 21, 2009, 10:18 AM**

whats the height of the bridge towers for this project ? same goes for the Pitt River bridge ?

TLSE-VAN · #**196** Posted **Feb 21, 2009, 10:21 PM**

Stingray2004, the freeway passes through only one side of the overpass. So in that picture it would be the righthand side....not sure why, maybe future expansion.

Also, after the first overpass on the north side, is the "freeway" going to be of a boulavard type? In one of the photos posted earlier it seemed to be as such. treed/plant median.

Canadian Mind · #**197** Posted **Feb 21, 2009, 10:30 PM**

Whats the point of the on-ramp chicane (the S curve) just south of the bike ramp? wouldn't it be a smoother flow of traffic and safer if the onramp maintained a straight track?

agrant · #**198** Posted **Feb 22, 2009, 1:47 AM**

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Originally Posted by Canadian Mind

Whats the point of the on-ramp chicane (the S curve) just south of the bike ramp? wouldn't it be a smoother flow of traffic and safer if the onramp maintained a straight track?

I was thinking the same. I'm sure they thought of that, but had to avoid certain things.

SpongeG · #**199** Posted **Feb 22, 2009, 7:05 AM**

keeps the traffic slower when they merge and looks like some of the existing buildings would be too close

agrant · #**200** Posted **Feb 22, 2009, 8:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

keeps the traffic slower when they merge and looks like some of the existing buildings would be too close

I don't understand. You want to be at the same speed as the rest of the traffic when you merge, not slower.