New Bridge for the St. Lawrence - Presentation: Information session for Verdun Borough

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• Information session for Verdun Borough (Size: 8.13 MB)

Meeting Objective

• Infrastructure Canada wishes to inform you about the New Bridge for the St. Lawrence Corridor Project, as well as answer any questions you might have and get your feedback on the following aspects:
  • Urban integration (noise barrier, design, greening, pedestrian walkways and bike paths, etc.)
  • Traffic management Noise and air quality mitigation measures

Project Scope

Read a text description of the project scope map

Project Timeline / Key Milestones

Read a text description of the project timeline

Current Status of the Project

1. Development of technical criteria to approximately 15% (completed) highlighted in red
   • Included in the Request for Proposals
2. Advancing the design to approximately 30% (underway) highlighted in red
   • By the three qualified consortiums
     • Signature on the St. Lawrence
       • SNC-Lavalin Capital Inc.
       • ACS Infrastructure Canada Inc.
       • HOCHTIEF PPP Solutions North America, Inc.
       • SNC-Lavalin Major Projects Inc.
       • Dragados Canada, Inc.
       • Flatiron Construction Canada Limited
       • SNC-Lavalin Inc.
       • MMM Group Limited
       • TY Lin International
       • International Bridge Technologies Canada Inc.
     • Saint-Laurent Alliance
       • Kiewit Canada Development Corp.
       • Macquarie Capital Group Limited
       • Skanska Infrastructure Development Inc.
       • Aecon Concession, a division of Aecon Construction Group Inc.
       • Construction Kiewit Cie
       • Skanska Canadian Construction Services Inc.
       • WSP Canada Inc.
       • Buckland & Taylor, Ltd.
       • Parsons Brinckerhoff Halsall, Inc.
     • St. Lawrence New Bridge Partnership
       • OHL Infrastructure, Inc.
       • DIF Infra 3 Canada Ltd.
       • Acciona Concessions Canada Inc.
       • Samsung E&C America Inc.
       • Acciona Infrastructure Canada Inc.
       • OHL Construction Canada Inc.
       • Hatch Mott MacDonald Ltd
       • Dessau Inc.
       • Ramboll Denmark A/S
       • Mainroad Holdings Ltd.
3. Detailed design, construction and operation (July 2015 +) highlighted in red
   • By the selected consortium

Collaboration with the City of Montréal

• The Verdun Borough and the City of Montréal are working on various phases of the project
  1. Development of technical criteria for the Request for Proposals (completed) highlighted in red
  2. Meetings involving the three qualified consortiums on issues relating to municipal infrastructure as part of advancing the design to approximately 30% (under way) highlighted in red
  3. Participation in the detailed design, construction and operation (July 2015 +) highlighted in red
• The City of Montréal was involved in the process aimed at ensuring architectural quality of the new bridge
• Infrastructure Canada will take part in briefings and information sessions at the invitation of the Verdun Borough and the City of Montréal

Architecture of the New Bridge

Definition Design Imposed on Bidders

Highway 15: Challenges

• The reconstruction and widening of the federal section of Highway 15 presents a number of challenges

Highway 15

• The federal section of Highway 15 will be widened from four to six lanes, including shoulders, to ensure fluidity and safety

Property Acquisition

• In order to widen Highway 15 and bring it up to standards, some properties will have to be acquired, 0.3% of which are private properties
• The permanent acquisitions are located on May and Gibbons streets in the Verdun Borough and on Île-des-Soeurs (C)
• To ensure that NBSL project timelines are met, the Government must take possession of the properties in question by July 2015

Atwater Interchange – New Geometry

• Full access to the Le Sud-Ouest and Verdun boroughs (at the request of the City of Montréal)
• Improved safety of pedestrians and cyclists travelling between these two boroughs

LaSalle Boulevard – New Configuration

• Two-way bike path and pedestrian walkways on each side of the boulevard
• Link to the active transportation network running under the viaduct
• Improved safety and comfort for pedestrians and cyclists

Gaétan-Laberge Boulevard – New Configuration

• As part of the project, Gaétan-Laberge Boulevard will be extended northwards as an urban boulevard

René-Lévesque Boulevard, Île-des-Soeurs – New Configuration

• René-Lévesque Boulevard will be moved
  • The bridge abutment will be on the bank of the St. Lawrence River, with a viaduct over the boulevard
  • The bike path will be retained and will run along the bank of the River

Île-des-Soeurs Tunnel – New Infrastructure

• A pedestrian link passing under the Highway 15 structures is planned (access to an eventual station on Île-des-Soeurs for the LRT project)
• This passageway will link Pointe Nord on Île-des-Soeurs with the rest of the island

Bike Path Network

• The NBSL and new Île-des-Soeurs Bridge multi-use paths will connect with the City's existing bike path network
• During the work, the private partner will be required to maintain the existing bike path network by means of detours and/or temporary structures
• The NBSL multi-use path will include lookouts

Read a text description of the Bike Path Network

Collaboration with the Selected Consortium

• The selected consortium will have to demonstrate that the City and its boroughs have been consulted, and must make the necessary effort to take into account their feedback regarding the:
  • Traffic management and control plan
  • Urban integration plan
  • Landscape plan
  • Environmental management plan
  • Noise management plan
• The selected consortium will be required to organize and/or participate in public information and discussion sessions

Traffic Management

• The mandate of the Turcot–NBSL Mobility Montréal committee, overseen by Mobility Montréal, is to:
  • Determine and coordinate the schedule of road work along the corridor
  • Facilitate decision making with respect to traffic management along the corridor
    • Determine which roads need to be closed, for how long, and the mitigation measures to be put in place
    • Ensure the dissemination of information during events that affect traffic
• Committee members:
  • Infrastructure Canada
  • Quebec Ministry of Transport (MTQ)
  • City of Montréal and its boroughs affected by the project
  • Agence métropolitaine de transport
  • City of Brossard
  • The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated
  • Emergency service providers will also be represented on the Committee

Mitigation Measures – Noise

• During the construction period, the following performance objectives will apply:

  Period	Noise Level L10 in dBA
  7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (daytime)	75 dBA or ambient level during non-work plus 5 dBA, if greater than 75 dBA
  7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (evening)	Ambient level during non-work plus 5 dBA
  10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. (nighttime)	Ambient level during non-work plus 5 dBA

• Noise barriers will be installed to protect areas along Highway 15 identified as being sensitive
  • Vegetative barriers will be used whenever possible
  • When possible, the most bothersome activities (concrete drilling, intense trucking activity, etc.) will not be carried out near areas sensitive to noise

Mitigation Measures – Air Quality

• The targeted performance objectives are as follows:
  • Total particulate matter (Ptot) = 120 µg/m³
  • Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) = 30 µg/m³
  • The chosen consortium must comply with the City of Montréal's Bylaw 90 pertaining to air purification
• Planned mitigation measures:
  • In urban areas, streets used by vehicles and machinery will be cleaned daily
  • Dust-generating activities will be carried out in locations where the impact on the public is minimized

Monitoring

• Environmental monitoring will be conducted in the sectors located on each side of Highway 15 during the work
  • Concerning noise and air quality
• During the operational phase, air contaminants and noise levels will be monitored in populated areas
  • The permanent air quality station on Île-des-Soeurs will be operational as of February 2015

Next Steps

• Consideration of feedback following the meetings
• Ongoing collaboration with the City
• Selection of the consortium: April 2015 highlighted in red
  • Deadline – Technical proposal: February 2015 highlighted in red
  • Deadline – Financial proposal: April 2015 highlighted in red
• Start of construction work: Summer 2015 highlighted in red