Champlain Bridge

• How a famous Montreal bridge is getting a second life at a camp for Scouts

  The Dunn Memorial Scout Camp's proposed footbridge is a winner of the original Champlain Bridge Material Reuse Competition. The old steel parts will be used to make a new crossing.

  Canada

  May 10
  
• A Quebec coroner says Montreal’s Champlain Bridge needs anti-suicide barrier

  Robert Olson with the Centre for Suicide Prevention says anti-suicide fences are not systematically installed on new bridges because of the cost or for esthetic reasons.

  Canada

  Jan 27
  
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• Significant portion of iconic Champlain bridge taken down

  Using six hydraulic string jacks and over 300 steel wires it took a crew of 50 people more than 14 hours to lower the 22 hundred tons steel frame.

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2022
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• Deconstruction of the Champlain Bridge underway

  Demolition of the first span of the old Champlain bridge is now underway. The deconstruction will happen between 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. until July 21.

  Canada

  Jul 19, 2021
• Body discovered near Samuel-De Champlain Bridge

  Police would not confirm whether the body was that of a 27-year-old man who went missing over the weekend after falling into the St. Lawrence River near Verdun.

  Canada

  Jul 15, 2021
• Champlain Bridge deconstruction set to be finished by January 2024

  The original Champlain Bridge, the historic water crossing connecting Nuns' Island to the South Shore, is scheduled to be dismantled by January 2024.

  Traffic

  Oct 13, 2020
• Winter weather leads to flight cancellations, delays in Montreal

  Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for a swath of southern Quebec.

  Weather

  Dec 30, 2019
• Quebecers get once in a lifetime opportunity to set foot on the Champlain Bridge

  The 57-year-old bridge was decommissioned when the Samuel de Champlain Bridge opened to traffic on July 1, 2019.

  Canada

  Nov 2, 2019
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• ‘The worst is behind us’: Turcot construction project enters home stretch

  During a tour of the new structure, Quebec Deputy Transport Minister Chantal Rouleau told reporters that nearly 80 per cent of the construction is finished.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2019
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• First REM tracks laid as construction of commuter rail continues on schedule

  The first rails of the REM light rail system have been laid, marking an important milestone for the electric transit network — and welcome news for South Shore commuters.

  Jul 30, 2019