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Its dismantling, which began in July 2020\u00a0 on the longest section that spans the St.Lawrence River will continue until the end of 2023<\/strong> .<\/p>\n

Before being disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the work was to be completed in 2022.<\/p>\n

This bridge was inaugurated in 1962 built to cost as little as possible …<\/strong> about $ 35 million (1962).<\/p>\n

Including the approaches and the Bonaventure Expressway, the total cost was approximately $ 52 million.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Today, we still plan to respect the initial budget of 400 million for deconstruction work<\/strong> , despite the delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

The contract awarded to the NHSL consortium is 225.7 million, but this sum does not include the costs incurred for the sanitary protection of the site.<\/p>\n

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The development of the deconstruction plan was developed around challenges with serious consequences\u00a0 for fauna, flora and climate.<\/p>\n

This unique project is carried out with the aim of minimize the ecological footprint<\/strong> .<\/p>\n

Indeed, melting the materials of the bridge would generate large quantities of greenhouse gases.<\/p>\n

The strategy: reduce, reuse, recycle, recover and then eliminate.<\/p>\n

A public consultation was held in 2019 and allowed more than 4,000 citizens to comment on various aspects of the deconstruction of the bridge.<\/p>\n

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”\u00a0 The ideas collected fed into our action plan. As this bridge has been paid for by taxpayers, they will be able to reuse its materials against a symbolic sum for architectural, recreational, tourist or artistic projects.\u00a0 ”<\/p>\n

says Vincent Guimont-H\u00e9bert, engineer and manager of sustainable development for the federal corporation Les Ponts Jacques Cartier and Champlain Incorpor\u00e9e.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Some pillars along the banks will be kept for the commemoration of the old bridge as part of the project ”\u00a0Champlain heritage<\/strong>\u00a0 \u201d, Which also includes the development of the shores at Nuns’ Island and Brossard.<\/p>\n

This part of the project will not be completed until 2025.<\/p>\n

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This vast eco-responsible deconstruction project is a first in Quebec.<\/strong><\/p>\n

”\u00a0 We hope to create a precedent and promote better practices, among other things at the time of the deconstruction of the \u00cele d’Orl\u00e9ans bridge, scheduled for around 2028, underlines Vincent Guimont-H\u00e9bert. Even if our Champlain Bridge upgrading project will not be perfect, if it acts as a spark plug for the future, it will already be very good.\u00a0 !\u00a0 ”<\/p>\n

underlines Vincent Guimont-H\u00e9bert.<\/em><\/p>\n

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History of the old Champlain bridge<\/h3>\n

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Technical characteristics<\/p>\n

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Type<\/th>\nCantilever girder bridge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Length<\/th>\n3,440 meters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Main staff<\/th>\n215.5 meters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Width<\/th>\n23.8 meters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Height<\/th>\n49 meters away<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clearance<\/th>\n36.6 meters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Materials)<\/th>\nSteel,\u00a0 reinforced concrete,\u00a0 Prestressed concrete<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Construction<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n

Construction<\/th>\n1955-1962<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Commissioning<\/th>\n
End of service<\/th>\n
Architect (s)<\/th>\nDr PL Pratley
\nHHL Pratley
\nPhilippe Ewart
\nLalonde and Valois<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Technical comparison of Champlain bridges, old and new.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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<\/th>\nOld bridge (1962)<\/th>\nNew Bridge (2019)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Length<\/th>\n3\u00a0 440\u00a0 meters<\/td>\n~ 3\u00a0 400\u00a0 meters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Suspended section<\/th>\n215.5 meters<\/td>\n238 +10 meters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Max Height of the way<\/th>\n38.5 meters<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Max Height of the book<\/th>\n49 meters away<\/td>\n170 meters (main pylon)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Width<\/th>\n23.8 meters<\/td>\n~ 60\u00a0 meters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aprons<\/th>\n1<\/td>\n3 separated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lanes<\/th>\n6<\/td>\n10 lanes (6 traffic + 2\u00a0 security\u00a0 (shoulders) + 2 reserved)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Battery<\/th>\n56 (48 single stacks + 8 triples)<\/td>\n42 double batteries<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Materials<\/th>\nBattery,\u00a0 trimmers\u00a0 and\u00a0 apron\u00a0 steel cantilever section<\/td>\nConcrete piers and steel deck<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Concrete<\/td>\n250,000 tons<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Steel<\/td>\n25,000 tons<\/td>\n60\u00a0 000\u00a0 tons<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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