In a project which interweaves economic opportunities for First Nations, nurtures the enhanced use of timber, and pays tribute to this province’s bridge history, a timber girder and arch bridge will be under construction in Northern Ontario by this summer. To be built by a limited partnership company comprised of majority owner Nipissing First Nation (NFN) and Miller Paving Limited, the $12-million Duchesnay Creek Bridge will be erected over Highway 17B on the Nipissing First Nation–North Bay boundary. Scheduled for completion in 2020, the 93-metre-long (305-foot) and 12-metre-wide (39-foot) bridge will consist of three spans and 12, 1,710-mm deep and 315-mm wide glue-laminated girders. Other than the girders and arches, the rest of the bridge will be built with reinforced concrete — with some steel piling for the piers. The project will also include the pavement of the one kilometre of 17B owned by the province and the removal of an abandoned CPR railway bridge. Lea Consulting Limited was the detailed designer, while Stantec completed the preliminary design READ HERE
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