Bridge and underpass project to relieve bottleneck at Port Metro Vancouver

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PORT METRO VANCOUVER A rendering shows what the new rail bridge and underpass in North Vancouver will look like after it is built by Gateway Infrastructure Group.

Upgrade infrastructure at port facilities in North Vancouver.

Port Metro Vancouver has started construction of a new railway bridge and underpass to relieve a transportation bottleneck and upgrade infrastructure at port facilities in North Vancouver.

The contract for construction of the Lynn Creek Bridge and Brooksbank Underpass was awarded by Port Metro Vancouver (PMV) to Gateway Infrastructure Group (GIG) last month.

The site preparation was completed by a contractor from the Tseil – Wau Tuth First Nation. Construction started in late July.

“Building a bridge in an aquatic environment is one of the biggest challenges for this project because it requires the usual environmental controls and doing work within a specific time corridor,” said Mike Bevan-Pritchard, spokesperson for GIG.

Construction of the new rail bridge over Lynn Creek involved a number of unavoidable disturbances, such as clearing and grubbing along the banks of the creek and the addition of pile supported piers and abutments within the creek bed.

Bevan-Pritchard said construction has to take place between Aug. 1 and Sept. 30 to meet environmental standards

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