bridge. It took a great deal of ingenuity to overcome the physical restrictions
posed by the site while keeping the rest of the projecton track, Tremblay said.
OFFSHOOT PROJECT
RECREATES FISH HABITATS
Constructing the bridge bypass was going to result in the loss of close to 5,000
square metres of fish habitat. An offshoot project that involved the building
of a breakwater was launched to encourage growth in the fish population in
the Îles de la Paix National Wildlife Area in Lake Saint-Louis. Completed in June
2013, the breakwater is designed to protect the habitat from erosion caused
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