Walterdale Bridge Replacement Project - page 3

JUNE 2017
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banks with a three-lane bridge with a sepa-
rated shared-use path on the east side and
a cantilevered shared-use pathway that
will curve alongside the bridge’s east walk-
way. Ambitious in scope, the bridge will be
a unique fixture in the city’s skyline, with
two arches that soar 56 metres into the
sky. The logistics are highly technical, but
suffice to say, the bridge is an engineering
marvel, with over 5000-tonnes of cables
and steel held together in giant curvature
across the river. The complicated nature of
the bridge has caused some delay on the
project, which is now proposed to be com-
pleted in Fall 2017.
PROJECT OF A LIFETIME
“It has been one of the highlights of my
professional career to have that opportu-
nity to work on this project,” says Dr. Jim
Montgomery, Principal at DIALOG Design,
the consulting firm on the project. To be
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