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Port Mann construction crew pours concrete on deck extension

COQUITLAM – Safely behind construction barriers and screening, a construction crew pours concrete on the new Port Mann Bridge deck extension. With the help of the recently installed gantry crane, concrete and other materials is lifted from the ground to the bridge deck with minimal impact to the travelling public. Other ongoing works on the bridge include sandblasting and painting of girders on the main bridge span. To help protect the environment, this work is done within white tent-like enclosures on the main bridge span. Completion of the eastbound HOV lane is on target for spring 2001.

 

• Installation of roadside bridge deck barrier along with construction screening to ensure commuter and worker safety. Installation of temporary median barrier is complete;
  
  
• Installation of steel walkways on the underside of the bridge to allow for worker access and future inspection and maintenance;
  
  
• Installation of structural steel brackets on the outside of the bridge to widen the deck for the additional eastbound HOV lane;
  
  
• Installation of structural steel underneath the bridge to strengthen the bridge to carry the additional eastbound HOV lane and increase the seismic capacity;
  
  
• Demolition of existing maintenance walkways;
  
  
• Cleaning and re-painting areas of the main bridge span to prevent corrosion where the original coating has been deteriorated by salt and weather.

The travelling public is reminded that the R.C.M.P. will enforce the 70-km/hour-construction zone speed limit. Vehicles exceeding the 70-km/hour construction zone speed limit are subject to a minimum fine of $173.00 and three demerit points.

For more information, contact the project information line at 604-788-4878 or access the project web site at:  http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/bchighways/capehorn/capehorn.htm

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