The short-term LaSalle Causeway bridge in Kingston, Ont. will likely be totally closed on Tuesday to create short-term entry for marine site visitors, in line with Public Companies and Procurement Canada (PSPC).
The causeway will likely be totally closed from 9 a.m. to midnight to motorists, cyclists and pedestrians, PSPC says. In the meantime, the marine navigation channel is anticipated to be open to marine site visitors from round midday to 9 p.m.
“To open the marine navigation channel, our contractor, Priestly Demolition Inc., plans to take away the modular bridge between 9 a.m. and midday and reinstall it between 9 p.m. and midnight,” PSPC says on its web site.
The development work relies on marine circumstances. The elimination and reinstallation of the modular bridge will likely be moved to a different day if reasonable to excessive winds are within the forecast.
The Metropolis of Kingston and PSPC will present scheduled updates, if want be. Bridge customers are requested to verify PSPC’s web site and media channels for updates.
Within the spring of 2024, the LaSalle Causeway’s century-old Bascule Bridge was broken. PSPC says evaluation of the bridge confirmed the broken construction was unrepairable.
“It was essential to demolish and take away the bridge fully,” stated PSPC on the time.
The bridge was eliminated and changed by a brief modular bridge, which is anticipated to stay in place till the development of the everlasting substitute bridge begins, PSPC says. The short-term modular bridge opened on Oct. 3, permitting site visitors, pedestrians and cyclists to cross the causeway. Its design permits it to be eliminated and re-installed “periodically to permit marine vessels to cross by means of the navigation channel.”
“The short-term modular bridge is a two-lane pre-fabricated truss bridge. It’ll accommodate authorized, unrestricted automobile site visitors and embody a separate sidewalk. The bridge will sit on the prevailing abutments of the earlier Bascule Bridge,” reads PSPC’s web site.
Preliminary work concerning a everlasting substitute bridge can also be underway, however it’s nonetheless unclear how lengthy it’ll take.
Key dates and milestones
June 4: Contract was awarded
June 6: Demolition and elimination actions started
June 20: Marine channel reopened
July 19: Substantial completion of demolition is scheduled.
July 31: Contractual completion will happen.
Aug. 20 to Sept. 4: Transport Canada session interval by way of the Navigation Safety Program Registry kicked off.
Sept. 19: Set up of the short-term modular bridge started. The marine navigation channel closed.
Oct. 3: Momentary modular bridge opened to site visitors.
Oct. 15 and Nov. 16: Momentary modular bridge will likely be eliminated and reinstalled to create short-term entry for marine site visitors.
Spring 2025: Pan for 2025 navigation season entry home windows will likely be in place.
Extra data is offered on-line.
With information from Ontario Chronicle Ottawa’s Ted Raymond and Josh Pringle
