New Champlain Bridge receives 2nd concrete pouring for footing
CBC News | Posted: February 2, 2016 10:57 PM | Last Updated: February 2, 2016
Mild winter is helping to keep construction on schedule, consortium says
The construction of the new Champlain Bridge progressed one more notch this morning.
Crews did a second pouring of concrete on the 38 footings that will form the base of the bridge underwater.
The first pouring was done in mid-December.
In the spring, the footings — which measure 11 metres wide, 11 metres long, and 2 metres deep — will be placed at the bottom of the St. Lawrence River.
The consortium of engineering and construction companies working on the bridge said the mild winter has been a big help.
"We're very lucky this year. We've been able to work right through the winter. We're taking full advantage of that," said Daniel Genest, a spokesman for the Signature on the Saint-Laurent Consortium.
"We're well positioned to start major construction work in the April-May time frame."
Genest says the $4-billion project is on track to be ready for December 2018.