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This article was published 05/08/2023 (974 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Construction of the first half of the new Daly Overpass is nearly finished and almost ready to take on traffic to facilitate the demolition of the existing bridge, according to the minister in charge of the project.
The project is on time and on budget so far, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Doyle Piwniuk told the Sun by phone on Wednesday.
“We’re trying to get that one side done so that we can actually reroute the traffic for this coming winter,” Piwniuk said. “We’re getting prepared for some paving on that one side so that we can focus on construction on the second on the other side … and then eventually dismantle the existing bridge.”
That means that once it’s complete, the bridge that will eventually host the northbound lanes of 18th Street will have one lane running in each direction with the original overpass structure closing permanently.
The accompanying pedestrian bridge to the west of the overpass is expected to open at the same time the northbound bridge is activated.
Traffic patterns are expected to change in mid-August to facilitate the next phase of construction, which will include intermittent road closures.
Updates on the project and its related traffic changes can be found online at gov.mb.ca/mti/wms/structures/daly_overpass/index.html
During an announcement in Brandon this past March, Piwniuk said the $88-million project was on track to meet its summer 2024 completion date. On Tuesday, the minister said that goal is still in sight.
The hope is to get both road bridges complete this winter with final landscaping and path building around the structure finishing in the new year.
Mayor Jeff Fawcett said the city is pleased with the progress made on the new overpass.
“It’s remained relatively smooth the whole time, so kudos to the contractors that are doing that work,” Fawcett said. “It’s reminiscent of when First Street was being rebuilt when we did keep traffic flowing reasonably well.”
Fawcett said he looks forward to when people are finally able to cross the new bridge.
Construction started last year, but several buildings, including the more than a century old International Harvester Building at the corner of 18th Street and Pacific Avenue had to be demolished in 2021 to make way for the new bridge structures and traffic approach.
Equipment started to be mobilized in February 2022 by contractor Coco Paving, with construction beginning that same month.
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