Now that the Johnson Street Bridge is wrapped up, the City of Victoria is looking to improve the Point Ellice Bridge on Bay Street.
The City opened the project to bidders who might be interested in rehabilitating the existing bridge.
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The work involved in the project includes removing and disposing of existing pavement, deck repair, adding protection to rebar and steel, galvanizing existing structures, installing a new deck membrane, installing new pavement and pavement markings, the removal of lead paint, and the repainting the bridge. The successful bidder must supply its own labour, materials and equipment.
The bridge was built in the 1950B次元官网网址檚 and had some repairs over the past 70 years, with the most recent seismic upgrades happening in 2002.
Philip Bellefontaine, assistant director, transportation for the City of Victoria said the Bay Street Bridge wonB次元官网网址檛 be as big a project as the Johnson Street Bridge.
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The City is looking for the Bay Street Bridge to be a speedier project, asking for someone who can provide B次元官网网址渟ubstantial performance,B次元官网网址� so that the work on the bridge completed by Nov. 30, 2019.
During this time Bellefontaine hopes to have minimal road closure, ideally keeping things down to one lane rather than closed altogether.
Final costs for the project will be dependant on the final bidder, but Bellefontaine said based off of early estimates the cost will come close to $5 million, of which the provincial and federal governments will pay $2.4 million.
Bids must be in by Feb. 28, at 4 p.m.
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