and environmental assessments were conduct-
ed by professional services firm WSP (formerly
Genivar) and the construction portion was
awarded to EBC-Pomerleau. “I would say we
had the A-team there. They were very dedicat-
ed; they understood we were on a tight sched-
ule and they worked with us to make sure that
we (met) this goal.”
What worked to everyone’s advantage was the
location of the temporary bridge, downstream
from the original structure. Since it was being
built in a fairly isolated area, disturbances to
the public were minimized and any major work
that would affect traffic was carried out during
weekend blitzes, lessening the impact on daily
commuters. It also allowed the original bridge
to remain operational, which was crucial for lo-
cal motorists.
The project had a potentially large environ-
mental impact. It was being built on a former
landfill site, it was going to affect the area’s
fish habitat and it would risk the local popu-
lation of brown snakes. In addition, because
the landfill soil was compressible, preliminary
investigations had to ensure that the new road-
way wouldn’t shift as traffic moved across the
“I would say we had the A-team there. They were very dedicated.”
DECEMBER 2014
H
business elite canada
5
