EDMONTON – A council committee recommended Tuesday building a crucial link in Edmonton’s river valley trail system, but not before councillors questioned plans for parking, accessibility and cost.
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City crews begin building new Edmonton Walterdale Bridge
City crews are about to get cracking on the new $155-million Walterdale Bridge that’s expected to be an iconic landmark in the river valley in 2015.
“We’re excited to get things going,” said Allan Bartman, supervisor for special projects with the city.
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TCH bridge seems to be unscathed
The Trans-Canada bridge project over the South Saskatchewan River appears to have escaped major damage caused by the historic flooding.
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St. Patrick’s bridge project on schedule
Calgary’s newest pedestrian bridge is on time for its year-end completion.
The St. Patrick’s Island bridge features massive steel spans designed to mimic the graceful arcs of a skipping stone.
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Another century may be in store for High Level Bridge
EDMONTON – Despite the High Level Bridge ringing in its centennial Sunday, the river valley landmark could still stand for another 100 years, says the city’s bridge engineer.
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Streeter: residents divided on footbridge to MacIsland
With the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo recently sending out a Request for Proposals on a pedestrian bridge that will ultimately link the downtown core to MacDonald Island Park, the City Centre Area Redevelopment Plan is beginning to move forward.
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Higher price for new Walterdale Bridge given green light
EDMONTON – Councillors approved a $20-million increase Wednesday in the cost to replace the Walterdale Bridge, but not before grilling city staff on whether the work could be done cheaper.
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Walterdale Bridge cost and construction time going up, report says
EDMONTON – The new Walterdale Bridge will cost almost $20 million more than budgeted and take a year longer to complete, a city report says.
Councillors approved a $135.5-million price tag to design and build the structure in 2011, but the lowest of four construction bids received earlier this month was $15.8 million more than planned, according to a report released Thursday.
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$11.5M jump in cost of bridge approved by committee
The city’s transportation committee has approved the original design for the 102nd Avenue bridge over Groat Road even though it will cost $11.5 million more than planned.
The cost of the bridge was $20.7 million when estimates were first done in 2011. Councillors learned last month that the price has increased to $32.2 million.
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Heart River Bridge in NSC needs to be replaced
The Heart River Bridge over highway 2 in Northern Sunrise County is in need of a replacement, but is not on Alberta Transportation’s three-year plan of projects.
The bridge is rated a two on Alberta Transportation’s nine-point scale with one meaning ‘closed,’ and nine meaning a ‘perfect bridge.’
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