2026-10-19 16:33 UTC
@EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca @jfmezei@cosocial.ca
This I can give a solid answer to. PJCCI (the federal bridge corp.) had some long-term plans. But when Denis Lebel became Minister of Transportation, he saw a report about the condition of the old Champlain Bridge, the amount it was projected to cost just to keep it in safe operation, and he made replacement a top priority. Arup was hired to work out the plan for how to deliver the project.
It really was fast-tracked, even before they found the crack requiring the super-beam.
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@mpjgregoire@cosocial.ca 2026-10-19 16:36
@EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca @jfmezei@cosocial.ca After hiring Arup, the first real moves to get the new bridge built were the construction of the temporary Causeway Bridge between IdS and the Island of Montréal, then getting Hydro-Québec to move their pylons in Brossard, both necessary to clear space for the main project.
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@jfmezei@cosocial.ca 2026-10-19 16:37
@mpjgregoire@cosocial.ca @EdwinG@mstdn.moimeme.ca Surprise. Had though the need for that beam is what had triggered the "ok, now we need to replace it".