Roads/Bridges projects/issues - Page 7

Cre47 · #**121** Posted **Nov 14, 2008, 5:24 PM**

Richard Eade · #**122** Posted **Nov 15, 2008, 1:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by Cre47

Nice. Thanks. These are more recent pictures than the satallite shots. For example, the "Bird's Eye" shows work on the Richmond Rd. Transitway, while the satallite still shows the houses which were removed two years ago.

waterloowarrior · #**123** Posted **Dec 2, 2008, 11:36 PM**

News Story
CORNWALL: Bridging the gap
By Jim Donnelly, Ottawa Business Journal Staff
Tue, Dec 2, 2008 3:00 PM EST

Cornwall's North Channel Bridge. (Image supplied)
A $1.5-million contract to demolish and redesign the section of the Three Nations Crossing – otherwise known as the North Channel Bridge – between Cornwall and Cornwall Island has been awarded to Mississauga-based McCormick Rankin Corp.

Glenn Hewus, vice-president of engineering at the Federal Bridge Corp. Ltd. in Ottawa – a Crown corporation that owns and manages several fixed-link crossings in Canada – said the contract includes the design of the new bridge and ancillary roadways, along with demolishing the current steel structure that dominates the city's skyline.

The contract was awarded in early November, he added. "So the design is proceeding – we've been consulting with the (Akwesasne Mohawk Nation, who inhabit Cornwall Island) as well as the City of Cornwall, to ensure the environmental assessement that was completed several years back is being followed."

A conceptual design dated June 2004 and posted on the Federal Bridge Corp.'s website shows a low-elevation bridge with open railings along the sides and pedestrian and cycling pathways.

The Federal Bridge Corp. manages and owns the bridge – which handles 2.6 million vehicles per year – in conjunction with the Seaway International Bridge Corp. Ltd.

Andre Girard, the corporation's vice-president of communications, said the contract includes the bridge, immediate roadways on the Cornwall side, and roadways onto Cornwall Island up to the intersection known as the Four Corners.

Mr. Hewus said the remainder of the reconstruction project, that of the Seaway International Bridge from Cornwall Island to the United States, will be conducted with a separate tendering process.

McCormick Rankin previously completed the re-decking of Montreal's Jacques Cartier Bridge, the Highway 407 toll road north of Toronto and Ottawa's Queensway-Island Park Drive overpass replacement in 2007.

"It'll be an improved skyline for the city of Cornwall," Mr. Hewus said of the project, adding that the current 1.6-kilometre North Channel Bridge – which currently begins far before the shoreline – will be shortened to around 0.35 kilometres.

He added the new bridge will, once built, likely stimulate waterfront development in the area.

"Now that Domtar is in the process of removing the old (pulp and paper) plant ... it creates a different scenario along the river for redevelopment."

http://www.federalbridge.ca/Default.aspx?tabid=73

Kitchissippi · #**124** Posted **Dec 3, 2008, 3:50 AM**

$1.5 million to demolish and redesign a bridge seems impossibly low. There must be a mistake there. Anyway, I'm glad they're putting in cycling facilities. I've biked across this bridge a couple of times and it was really scary.

harls · #**125** Posted **Dec 4, 2008, 2:11 PM**

Whoah...

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/a8...791/story.html

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Chaudière bridge closed

By Cassandra Drudi

December 4, 2008 7:00 AM

OTTAWA — Chaudière Crossing, the interprovincial bridge that connects Ottawa’s Booth Street with Eddy Street in Gatineau, will be closed in both directions “until further notice.”

Public Works and Government Services Canada closed the bridge to vehicular and pedestrian traffic Wednesday night.

“Following a scheduled inspection of the crossing, Public Works and Government Services Canada was advised of deterioration in the masonry arches,” they announced in a news release. “Therefore the crossing will be closed for further investigations and repairs.”

No one from Public Works was available for comment Wednesday night.

Ottawa police were on scene diverting traffic, and Booth Street was closed to northbound traffic at Wellington Street. On the other side of the bridge, Gatineau police were blocking Eddy Street at Laurier Street.

The part of the crossing that spans the Ottawa River was cordoned off by yellow police tape on the Ontario side, stopping vehicles and pedestrians from crossing. A police car and a public works truck were parked just in front of the police tape. Shortly before 9 p.m., a pair of workers wearing orange safety shirts with yellow reflective tape walked across the cordoned-off bridge. There were no obvious signs of work being done at that time.

The Chaudière Crossing is one of five interprovincial bridges. OC Transpo routes 8, 88 and 105 run across the bridge and stop in front of the government offices at Terrasses de la Chaudière.

© Copyright (c) The Ottawa Citizen

Richard Eade · #**126** Posted **Dec 4, 2008, 2:20 PM**

Please note the public information session for the Strandherd/Armstrong Brudge project will be held on December 10, 2008. For more information, please visit the City of Ottawa Web site.

http://ottawa.ca/residents/major_pro...ession_en.html

http://ottawa.ca/residents/major_pro...ession_fr.html

Cre47 · #**127** Posted **Dec 4, 2008, 6:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by harls

Whoah...

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/a8...791/story.html

http://www.ottawasun.com/News/Ottawa...4/7628486.html

This means all trucks going Ottawa will have to use the McDonald Cartier Bridge with this weight restriction. Just going to make things worse on King Edward. This is going to more then annul the effects of banning STO buses parking there.

Richard Eade · #**128** Posted **Dec 4, 2008, 8:46 PM**

If they need to replace the Chaudiere Bridge, should they be concidering a re-alignment to Montcalm?

harls · #**129** Posted **Dec 4, 2008, 9:16 PM**

That would be a good idea.

I used to walk across that bridge every day last year to go to work. nice to know it could've collapsed.

I know it would never happen, but they should extend the 50 to Parkdale/ORP. I wonder if that was ever considered back in the day?

Richard Eade · #**130** Posted **Dec 4, 2008, 9:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by harls

That would be a good idea.

I used to walk across that bridge every day last year to go to work. nice to know it could've collapsed.

I know it would never happen, but they should extend the 50 to Parkdale/ORP. I wonder if that was ever considered back in the day?

If it were up to me, I would suggest burying the O-Train under a large road which connects the 417 to the 50 across a new bridge. The O-Train would curve east to go downtown (Bayview Station would be just east of the current O-Train line) and the road would continue under the existing Scott and Transitway structures and across a new bridge where the existing PoW Bridge is. The new bridge would have transit (rail and/or bus) lanes (Maybe a bi-level bridge).

But that is not likely to happen.

Suzie · #**131** Posted **Dec 4, 2008, 10:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by harls

That would be a good idea.

I used to walk across that bridge every day last year to go to work. nice to know it could've collapsed.

I know it would never happen, but they should extend the 50 to Parkdale/ORP. I wonder if that was ever considered back in the day?

I’ve always dreamed of converting the Prince of Wales Bridge (à la Alexandria Bridge) to a road bridge with three lanes. It would connect the A-50, and Taché and St-Joseph Boul. with the Ottawa River Parkway. You could then convert the Chaudière Bridge (or whatever replaces it) to a two-lane facility exclusively for transit and local trucks, plus a bike path. I think it would be a plus for a lot of people, including motorists, transit users (OC and STO), cyclists and those who live on Taché Boul.

Richard Eade · #**132** Posted **Dec 4, 2008, 11:04 PM**

Well, if cars/trucks can cross the PoW, why not let them go all the way to the 417? The route already exists. It just needs to be built.

To simplify things at the 417, I would suggest closing the Rochester ramps.

Kitchissippi · #**133** Posted **Dec 4, 2008, 11:09 PM**

I think I posted this here before, one of the old 19-forgotten concepts for Lebreton, the Parkway and the Queensway. On the top left seems to be a replacement for the Prince of Wales bridge which is labelled "Gatineau Parkway". I guess that explains the odd termination of the Gatineau and Lac des Fees Parkways on Taché, as were supposed to go right to the river and into this bridge.

Suzie · #**134** Posted **Dec 4, 2008, 11:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by Richard Eade

Well, if cars/trucks can cross the PoW, why not let them go all the way to the 417? The route already exists. It just needs to be built.

To simplify things at the 417, I would suggest closing the Rochester ramps.

The Robert Moses part of me likes it but I think the mere suggestion of it would cause riots in the streets.

waterloowarrior · #**135** Posted **Dec 4, 2008, 11:23 PM**

I prefer this version

(based on transit in the NS corridor)

Kitchissippi · #**136** Posted **Dec 4, 2008, 11:29 PM**

I like it except for a lack of a Wellington West - Lebreton link. The planned new neighboourhoods in Baview and Lebreton look like isolated islands hemmed in by physical barriers.

Richard Eade · #**137** Posted **Dec 10, 2008, 5:48 PM**

The Citizen's article about the Strandherd/Armstrong Bridge:
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/Choose+...841/story.html

Is anyone going to the OPEN HOUSE this evening?

waterloowarrior · #**138** Posted **Dec 10, 2008, 6:07 PM**

Richard Eade · #**139** Posted **Jan 9, 2009, 9:03 PM**

Of course these renderings don't show the new transit bridge which will be 20m south of this bridge.

Did any one go to the open house for the Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge?

Franky · #**140** Posted **Jan 13, 2009, 4:45 AM**

Another possibility is a tunnel from Nicholas to the MacDonald-Cartier bridge fixing the King-Edward problem and saving the cost of a bridge at Kettle Island. Less disruptive because each end of the tunnels are near the Ottawa river and dug out material can be removed by barge meaning no huge dump-trucks running through our town! <$1 Billion total

This tunnel probably also solves the STO access problem.