OTTAWA — The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited (FBCL) has announced a series of projects in the Cornwall, Ont. area as it takes next steps in bridge corridor improvements to the Seaway International Bridge.
Projects announced in a recent media statement include enhancements to the international roadway on Cornwall Island and the demolition of the original high-level North Channel Bridge in-water piers.
The statement said FBCL has been working with the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne and the Seaway International Bridge Corporation in the past year to design roadway and corridor improvements.
Along with the roadway developments, new roadway lighting and a new set of traffic lights are being incorporated at the main intersection. Work on Cornwall Island roadway reconstruction is expected to start in mid-May.
The demolition of the three remaining in-water piers will be tendered later this year for an anticipated completion in 2020.
This work was originally planned as part of the original bridge replacement project but for environmental reasons such as fish spawning, river habitat and pollution control, the in-water piers cannot be completely removed.
Instead, they will be reduced to a height of approximately two metres above water level, said the statement.
The original bridge replacement project plan also called for the existing Pier 3, located east of the north abutment of the new low-level North Channel Bridge, to remain in place as a historical preservation effort marking the original high-level North Channel Bridge that served as a community link for over 60 years.
A new accessible lookout linked to the recreational pathway and overseeing the river has been installed.
The newly announced works will complete the $85-million North Channel Bridge Replacement project.
The project included the construction of the Canal Bridge and new low-level North Channel Bridge, the demolition of the original high-level North Channel Bridge structure and piers, the Brookdale Avenue roadway reconstruction, Cornwall Island roadway reconstruction and demolition of the original high-level North Channel Bridge in-water piers.
Firms involved in the project have included Canam Bridges, Aecon Group as general contractor and McCormick Rankin as engineers.
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