The City has announced the construction schedule for the Peace Bridge has been extended until the spring of 2011.
According to the Transportation Department, the Peace Bridge is the combination of art and infrastructure, resulting in a design that is both unique and extremely complex.
“The contractor evaluated the assembly processes and has determined that additional time is required to construct the bridge and to meet the quality requirements,” said Mac Logan, Transportation General Manager.
“All of the major elements coming from Spain have been delivered, are on-site and the entire length of the bridge is ‘framed up’ with final welding underway.”
Some components continue to arrive such as the deck structure which is being manufactured in Edmonton.
Despite what has been reported, there are no problems with the welding on the Peace Bridge. Welding the steel elements is extremely important on this project and time is required to ensure high quality for the longest single span structure in Calgary.
The Peace Bridge has an exceptional length to depth ratio made possible by the advanced helical design. It is a single-span structure 130 m long and over 6 m wide and is designed to be in service for over 100 years.
“The overall structure acts as one element and strength of the assembly welds are crucial,” said Logan. “Also, the design needs to have a perfectly smooth exterior finish so the section joints are not readily apparent.”The project, financed by capital budget funds, is currently on budget. An exact date for completion will be announced in the New Year.
“We’d like to thank Calgarians for their continued patience,” said Logan.
Related Calgary City News Blog posts:
- Peace Bridge Pieces Pass Through Oyen
- Steel in Transit for Calgary's Santiago Calatrava Peace Bridge
- City unveils design for Peace Bridge
- Peace Bridge: Do we need another pedestrian bridge?
- Peace Bridge: Could The City build it for cheaper?
- Peace Bridge and Bow River pathway and water safety
Please click here for City of Calgary Peace Bridge information.
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Whe can we expect approach slabs?
ReplyDeleteInteresting - I thought there were problems with the welds, sounds like it just needs time to get it right. Looking forward to using the bridge.
ReplyDeleteHow many people are going to lose their jobs to pay for this joke?
ReplyDeleteThis monstrosity has nothing to do with peace so stop calling it that. A better name would be Money Pit because that is exactly what this thing is gonna be. $25 million is gonna be a drop in the bucket once we find out what the true maintenance costs are going to be. I don't what this thing. I will not use this thing. I want my money back!
ReplyDeleteGood stuff! Worth the wait.
ReplyDeleteCould you explain, or provide a link to information, on how the architect and the design for the Peace Bridge was selected? Were members of the public part of the process of selecting the architect and approving the design? The design, in the mainstream media, has been criticized as not being very reflective of Calgary. I would like to know if citizens were involved in any aspect of the design process--and if Calgarians were ever asked what they thought of this design?
ReplyDeleteHonestly, this project is a political killer. Send all the pices home and get whatever refund someone is willing to give you for it. What a waste building this garbage and pushing back an important city aspect like SE LRT.
ReplyDeleteCan you explain (or point me in the right direction as to where I might find more information) why the construction has been extended to Spring 2011. Is this a delay in the construction schedule? If so, when was it originally expected to be completed? And if so, can you explain why it is delayed or provide a link to more information?
ReplyDeleteThe constructor, I'm certain, is looking for more money to complete this gong-show. The $25 million was a poor idea anyways. That's ALL they get, regardless of what state of completion. Then maybe we can advertize this to visitors as "The un-finished Bridge"! or... " There is, No Peace". It would be the talk of Calgary for decades to come.
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