Project Details
| Client: | City of Ottawa |
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| Location: | Hurdman Bridge |
| Timeframe: | July 2013 – November 2014 |
| Value: | $22M |
| Project Type: | Bridge Replacement |
| Consultant: | MRC |
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Requirements
- Install 3 lanes of traffic in both directions
- Build abutments over a 48-inch high pressure water main
- Avoid contamination of the Ottawa river
Project Description
- Girders & lanes removed, new outside lanes constructed during the coldest months of the year
- Excavators & barges used to remove girders & lanes
- Covered black shale bedrock in just 4 hours with new concrete to avoid reaction to oxygen
- Bridge safely cantilevered over 48-inch high pressure water main to avoid damage
- Catch pan created for falling debris to avoid contamination of Ottawa river
- Twenty-eight reinforced concrete girders & 2 train track rails placed in 1 weekend
- 3,000 tonnes of concrete carried on site to be crushed
