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Coast Meridian Overpass opens Sunday!
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March 7, 2010. After all the hoopla over the Golden Ears Bridge, Canada Line and Pitt River Bridge - this infrastructure project in the Tri-Cities may have slipped under the radar a bit. The $135 million Coast Meridian Overpass is set to open Sunday - linking north and south Port Coquitlam, relieving traffic downtown and on the Mary Hill Bypass at Lougheed Highway. The 580-metre cable stayed span has four traffic lanes, sidewalks, bicycle lanes and acoustic fences.
The CMO was built by Canadian firm SNC Lavalin, whose other notable projects in B.C. include the William R. Bennett bridge in Kelowna and the Canada Line. As well, for you fans of all things construction-related - the push launch of the 125-metre long section of the span is the longest in North American history! Plus, over 4,500 tonnes of steel was used to build the span, cables attached to four 25-metre tall steel pylons support the deck and each section was pushed into place using jacks and hydraulic rollers.
Source: News1130
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