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Deck Reconstruction of Jacques Cartier Bridge - Montreal, Quebec
Major repairs at Jacques Cartier Bridge (Montreal)
Deck replacement project of the Jacques Cartier Bridge
2001 – 2002
Client / owner: The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated

SMDB
Joint venture: SNC Lavalin, Montacier Inc. and Construction Demathieu & Bard (CDB) inc.

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Story
"After a year of work, teams were pretty efficient. I figured out a way to replace all 44 slabs in Craig's curve in a single weekend.
We fully closed the bridge from Thursday night to Sunday afternoon, an exceptional measure. With our two teams, we managed to install all the slabs from this section even if the space we had to operate in was reduced."
- Dan Crozet, Project Engeneer-Methods

 
 
 
 
Project description:
Complete replacement of bridge deck in reinforced concrete, involving 5 2.7 km long traffic lanes, and representing an area of approximately 60,000 square meters.
Major changes in the “Craig Curve”s geometrical lane configuration.
New, 2.8 km long bicycle path on the west side (upstream).
Replacement of existing sidewalk on the east side (downstream) by a new one measuring 1.5 meters wide.
Challenge:
Estimating the project and work sequences
Obligation to respect reopenings of traffic lanes every morning
Replacement of the « Craig » curve deck in one week-end
Value of contract: 100 M $.