Samuel De Champlain Bridge
In June 2019, Montreal celebrated the completion of the 3.4km Samuel De Champlain Bridge, one of the most important and busiest bridges in North America. Crossing the Saint Lawrence River and its worldwide delivery channel, it's miles an essential thoroughfare for each item and people, accommodating in excess of fifty million crossings and facilitating CAD$20 billion of exchange each year. Built through a public-personal partnership (PPP) among the Government of Canada (through Infrastructure Canada) and the Signature at the Saint Lawrence Group, it's miles a landmark shape forming a gateway to the town of Montreal.
The production of the bridge changed into a part of the CAD$4.24 Samuel De Champlain Bridge Corridor Project, the main city toll road development undertaking withinside the Montreal metropolitan location and one of the most important infrastructure schemes in North America. The undertaking additionally encompassed the development of the 500m Île des Sœurs Bridge and the renewal of 8.5km of the toll road; there's a devoted public shipping hall incorporated, in addition to a superior community of pedestrians and biking paths all through the hall. Arup additionally supplied futureproofing for a probable mild rail transit device for the hall.
Construction costs: $3.4 billion
Location: Brossard, Quebec, Canada
