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Woo-Hoo. I see they are starting to assemble the arches. In a short while, we should have a complete north half of the bridge.

where are the mods?? someone change this to u/c

Weird way of contructing and installing a bridge. I heard it's the 1st time such a things has been attempted in either Ontario or even Canada.

Man, the river is really narrow at that point.

It's out of my jurisdiction, but hopefully no one minds if I change it to U/C.

Although I like cable stayed bridges, it's refreshing to see something different in a new Canadian Bridge. :tup:

NR: Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge Project Update
Ottawa – Today the City of Ottawa declared the general contractor on the Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge to be in default.

This decision follows discussions with the contactor’s court appointed receiver and the City’s bonding company and is being pursued as the best course of action to ensure the project continues to move forward and is completed as quickly as possible.

Work on the bridge is approximately 60% complete and measures remain in place to ensure its completion.

It is important to recognize that situations such as this create schedule setbacks and will impact construction. However, the action taken by the City today is geared to limit any project delays and will allow the bonding company to assume responsibility for the delivery of the project regardless of what happens with the contractor as a result of it being placed into receivership.

The City requires performance bonds on all major construction projects to guarantee project completion and minimize financial exposure to taxpayers. Declaring the general contractor to be in default and activating the $23 million performance bond will assist the City in its ability to ensure the timely completion of the project as well as the quality and safety of the bridge.

18 March 2012 by southfacing @ flickr

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several more pictures here

http://www.flickr.com/photos/2357560...th/6848955156/

Am I the only one who is getting nervous when I read that many of the subcontractors have not been paid for work done to date and they will not resume work until they are paid? Will the performance bond be enough to complete the bridge? Where did all the money go to build this bridge if the subcontractors have not been paid? To pay for debts for a company that was already in financial trouble? Is there a mechanism to make sure that bidders are financially capable to complete the project before their bid is accepted?

this picture would have been even better if we could see them laying tracks for LRT. Look at that picture. Nobody lives there. Just empty fields.

Paddled through the construction site, not much happening. Looks like the aftermath of a giant Angry Birds game :D

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29 sept 2012 by southfacing @ flickr
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OK, so here is a question:

With all of the temporary piers built and piles driven into the riverbed, and all of the temporary heavy steel rail construction to support the moving bridge structure, would it not have been faster, easier, and cheaper to simply build the bridge in place rather than building it on shore and then ‘sliding’ it into place? There appears to be a huge amount of ‘throw-away’ work being done here.

Maybe. Who knows? I ain't a bridge expert.

Good question, though.

any civil engineers in this forum? it's a good question!

My guess is that it has something to do with not affecting canal navigation as much as possible, similar to the reasons the Carling area bridge replacement scheme on the Queensway disrupted traffic only for a weekend.

Anything new? When will this bridge open to traffic?

I've been along Earl Armstrong westbound at Prince of Wales a few times. The lanes of the intersection (just done in the last couple of years) don't line up with the bridge at all. Awkward Suburban blight.

The bridge is not in its final location. It's being built on shore and will be rolled out over the river on a temporary trellis system. Once that's done the approach roads will be finished.

progress update
http://www.stevedesroches.ca/index.p...tion-continues

A selection of photos from the report:

March 2012:
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July 2012:
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August 2012:
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September 2012:
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November 2012:
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December 2012:
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