New Champlain Bridge Corridor Project receives ENVISION(TM) Platinum Award
MONTRÉAL, June 5, 2018 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada believes in the importance of protecting our environment while supporting vital infrastructure projects that promote clean growth, preserve healthy ecosystems and build safe sustainable communities.
The New Champlain Bridge Corridor Project has earned a prestigious Envision Platinum Award from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) for achieving the highest standards of sustainable development and environmental performance on an infrastructure project.
ENVISION(TM) ratings are given to infrastructure initiatives like roads, bridges and transportation stations that excel in sustainable development and environmental performance at every stage of the project, from design to construction and implementation.
This distinction is the first to be awarded in Quebec for infrastructure on the scale of the new Champlain Bridge, and the first in Canada to be awarded for a bridge project.
Quotes
"I am very pleased that the New Champlain Bridge Corridor Project has earned the ENVISION(TM )Platinum award. This confirms it is following high standards of sustainable development to ensure the environment is protected. I want to congratulate the environment teams of Infrastructure Canada and Signature on the Saint Lawrence for their hard work in developing and applying the project's environmental requirements. It is thanks to their efforts that the new Champlain Bridge will not only be a modern effective piece of transportation infrastructure, but also an example of sustainable development and innovation Montréalers and Canadians can be proud of."
The Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
"I would like to thank the teams who have worked together to achieve this prestigious recognition. The project is subject to very high technical standards of sustainable development and, as a flagship project for Montréal and Canada, it was crucial for SSL to attain the highest possible distinction."
Hugh Boyd, Project Director for the New Champlain Bridge Corridor Project, Signature on the St-Lawrence
Quick facts
Award-winning features of the New Champlain Bridge Corridor Project:
-- Active Transportation: Creation of a multi-use path for cyclists and
pedestrians on the new Champlain and Île-des-Soeurs bridges that will
connect Brossard and Montréal (Île-des-Soeurs and Verdun).
-- Durability: The Government of Canada's holistic approach to durability
will give the new bridge a useable lifespan of 125 years.
-- Design flexibility: The storm water drainage system for the New
Champlain Bridge Corridor was designed to withstand the increase of rain
water expected from climate change.
-- Greenhouse gas emissions: GHG emissions generated during construction of
the new Champlain Bridge have been offset by the purchase of carbon
credits.
-- Light pollution: The use of LED lights with intelligent dimmers will
reduce energy consumption and reduce light pollution that can have an
impact on migratory birds.
-- Recycling: 45% of construction waste from the demolition of the
Île-des-Soeurs bridge and roads was reused on the site and 54% was
recycled so only 1% of waste went to the landfill. This also reduced
truck traffic and the use of quarry materials as well as GHG emissions.
-- Compensation: To offset the inevitable loss of fish habitats, wetlands
and migratory bird sanctuaries from the construction of the New
Champlain Bridge Corridor, the Government of Canada set up parallel
compensation projects to restore marshlands on Lapierre Island in
Montréal and create spawning habitats in the Vaudreuil Rapids.
Related Links
To learn more about the New Champlain Bridge project:
http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/nbsl-npsl/index-eng.html#wb-cont
http://www.newchamplain.ca/worksite/environment/
Lapierre Island compensation project: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/nbsl-npsl/lapierre-eng.htmll
Vaudreuil Rapids compensation project: http://www.infrastructure.gc.ca/nbsl-npsl/vaudreuil-eng.html
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SOURCE Infrastructure Canada
