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Black Bridge Road EA/PD

Cambridge, Canada

The Black Bridge Road Bridge is a single-lane historic bridge over the Speed River in Cambridge.

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Black Bridge Road EA/PD

Cambridge, Canada

The Black Bridge Road Bridge is a single-lane historic bridge over the Speed River in Cambridge.

Traffic was exceeding the capacity of the bridge and the restricted capacity limited the usefulness of the crossing. The bridge is of significant heritage value.

The project involved a four-year schedule to define a context-sensitive community design solution for the asset management of a heritage truss structure over the Speed River. The project included proactive community consultation, including the use of a Study Design and neighborhood café event to solicit early community involvement and a value planning workshop to engage agencies. The study completed comprehensive environmental inventories of the natural, social, and cultural environment, including archaeological, fisheries, Phase 1 ESA, noise analysis, and cultural heritage assessments.

Technical studies included traffic origin-destination, geotechnical, hydrology and hydraulics, river fluvial geomorphological and sediment transport, structural evaluations and emergency inspections from vehicle collisions, structural preliminary GAs and landscape architectural rendering of alternatives.

The final design developed a long-span bridge (140 m) to cross both the river and PSW and provide a lookout to the heritage-designated structure, which became part of an MUP. It also included the planning of Black Bridge Road (1 km) and Townline Road (1.5 km). The complexity of the project grew to include Indigenous Peoples, Regional Heritage and the GRCA interests. The study area and roads under study involved the City, Puslinch Township, Wellington County and the Region of Waterloo.

The Project met the requirements of a Schedule C Municipal Class EA, including extensive public consultation for a contentious project that straddles multiple municipalities and jurisdictions of approval. BTE managed the EA and roadway design elements of the project and Entuitive developed structural alternatives for the crossing as part of the BTE team for the Environmental Assessment.

location

Cambridge, Canada

Client

BTE Engineering

Role

Structural Engineering Consultant

Budget

$20 M

Owner

City of Cambridge

Span

140 m

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