The gantry crane used to move and place the concrete segments for the deck of the new Port Mann Bridge will be repaired and resume normal operations, with no change to the project’s scheduled opening in December 2013.
The Port Mann/Highway 1 Improvement Project contractor has completed an assessment of repair, which indicates some components require repair or replacement, but the majority of components on the gantry have sustained minimal damage and remain functional.
The contractor expects the necessary repairs to be in place to allow recommissioning of the gantry in April.
The opening of the new bridge and completion of the first and largest phase of the project will take place in late 2013.
The 40-kilometre Port Mann / Highway 1 project consists of the construction of a new 10 lane bridge and widening of Highway 1, upgrading interchanges and improving safety and access between McGill Street in Vancouver and 216th Street in Langley.
The cost of expanding the highway both west and east of the bridge and the new single 10 lane span bridge is about $2.46 billion dollars.
Construction of the new bridge is expected to create about 8000 jobs and is scheduled for completion by 2013.The $1.2 billion bridge is part of the Port Mann/Highway 1 Improvement Project.
The design-build, fixed-price contract is with joint-venture partners Peter Kiewit Sons Co. and Flatiron Constructors Canada Limited.
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