Deconstruction of the original Champlain Bridge

First public meeting to present the three redevelopment concepts of the Héritage Champlain project.

Material reuse competition from the original Champlain Bridge: JCCBI unveils 11 projects selected.

Deconstruction of the last cantilever section of the west span located over the St. Lawrence Seaway dike.

3rd research and development forum on the Champlain Bridge deconstruction organized by JCCBI and conducted in partnership with Canadian research bodies. 

Work blitz to remove four spans and three piers above Hwy. 132 in Brossard using 21 special-purpose excavators.

End of the deconstruction of the East cantilever span (Brossard side).

Deconstruction of all piers between Île des Sœurs and the St. Lawrence Seaway dyke.

Removal of the 30th marine span between Île des Soeurs and the St. Lawrence Seaway dike.

End of the use of the catamaran barge,also called the “River Giant,” which helped our crews lift and deconstruct the spans in the marine sector while protecting the St. Lawrence River.

Highlights
 

• Removal of 43 piers and 42 footings between Île des Soeurs and the St. Lawrence Seaway dike.
• End of the dismantling of the main span at Léon-Gravel Park in Brossard.
• End of the dismantling of the east span of the cantilever (on the Brossard side).
• Installing two temporary tower systems supported on the jetty in the Lower La Prairie Basin in Brossard
• Installing steel reinforcements on the existing structure

Transport of the span to the dismantling site in Brossard

Lowering of the suspended span over the St. Lawrence Seaway

Separation of the suspended span over the St. Lawrence Seaway

Deadline for submitting projects for the Material Reuse Competition

Third virtual meeting with the residents of Île des Soeurs and Brossard

Second virtual meeting with the residents of Île des Soeurs and Brossard

Launch of the Material Reuse Competition

Work on Île des Sœurs and the jetty: complete deconstruction of piers, spans and abutment  

Marine work: 

• Assembly of 12 barges to perform different tasks and functions
• Removal of reinforcements (modular trusses)
• Deconstruction of the spans over the St. Lawrence River using the catamara barge
• Start of deconstruction of the piers and footings 
• Removal of structural elements for the Research and Development program

Preparatory work to take down suspended span over the seaway 

Construction of temporary jetty built along the seaway dike  

Construction of the temporary jetty in Brossard (phase 2) 

First virtual meeting with the residents of Brossard

First virtual meeting with the residents of Île des Soeurs

JCCBI announces overall timetable and work methods.

Design-build contract awarded to NHSL for the deconstruction work

NHSL chosen as the successful tenderer for the deconstruction work

Start of work on Île des Sœurs:

• Removal of reinforcements (modular trusses)
• Deconstruction of spans, piers and footings
• Removal of structural elements for the Research and Development program
• Construction of two fish migration corridors

Construction of temporary jetties on Île des Soeurs and in Brossard (phase 1) 

Start of the fish habitat compensation project in Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola in partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC)

Guided tours of the Champlain Bridge in partnership with Héritage Montréal

Publication of the Targeted Environmental Analysis (TEA)

Commissioning of the new Samuel De Champlain Bridge, which opened partially toward Montreal on June 24, 2019 and then in both directions on July 1, 2019.

Decommissioning of the original Champlain Bridge

Start of public meetings