Strong foundation for sustainability Montréal’s New Champlain Bridge Corridor earns Envision Platinum Award.
The New Champlain Bridge Corridor (NCBC) project in Montréal, Québec, received the Envision Platinum award for sustainable infra- structure. Envision recognition for this iconic and regionally important infrastructure project was officially unveiled on June 5, 2018 to coin- cide with World Environment Day. An award celebration was hosted by Signature on the Saint Lawrence Group (SSL) near the project site in Montréal at the annual BBQ, organized by the Consortium. “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,” said Hugh Boyd, SSL project manager. “Given the unique requirements of this project and the leadership of the SSL management team in protecting the environment, we wanted to aim for the highest level of recognition, i.e., Platinum. We are very proud today of this result. I thank all the teams that enabled us to at- tain this prestigious award. This is a great day for us,” said Marthe Robitaille, SSL environmental manager. In 2011, the Government of Canada announced construction of the NCBC to replace the existing Champlain Bridge that was nearing the end of its useful life. The NCBC project includes a new 3.4-kilometer bridge connecting the cities of Montréal to the west and Brossard to the east, replacement of the existing Île-des-Soeurs (Nun’s Island) Bridge, as well as highway redevelopment work along the A-15 and A-10 in Montréal and Brossard, respectively. The NCBC project is a major regional transportation system and a significant throughway allowing for nearly $20 billion annually in Canada-U.S. trade. It is being delivered through a public-private part- nership (P3) with the federal government acting as the public partner and the SSL as the private partner responsible for carrying out the proj- ect. The SSL consortium is comprised of four companies, including SNC-Lavalin, Dragados Canada Inc., Flatiron Construction Canada Limited, and EBC. “I am very pleased that the New Champlain Bridge Corridor Project has earned the Envision 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 Infrastruc- ture 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,” said The Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, minister of Infrastructure and Communities. To reach Envision Platinum status, a project must demonstrate that it delivers a range of environmental, social, and economic benefits to the host and affected communities. The Envision system examines the impact of sustainable infrastructure projects as a whole through five distinct categories: Quality of Life, Leadership, Resource Allocation, Natural World, and Climate and Risk. These key areas contribute to the positive social, economic, and environmental impacts on a community. Key factors contributing to the New Champlain Bridge Corridor proj- ect earning Envision Platinum include the following: Sustainable growth and development —As one of the busiest cross- ings in Canada, the economic contribution of the NCBC project to the provincial economy cannot be overstated. This transportation corridor The New Champlain Bridge Corridor project team requested the use of an innovative approach to construction where the assembly of the main span tower of more than 240 meters in length could be done without disrupting traffic on the seaway.
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