b'From left to right: Kaitlyn Donaghy, M.D. Steele; Chris Funk, M.D. Steele; Nicholas Withoos, M.D. Steele; Stephen Chiasson, Associated Engineering; Mark Schneider, Public Service and Procurement Canada; Peguis First Nation Chief Glenn Hudson; Peguis First Nation Councillor Annette Spence-Meeches; Peguis First Nation Councillor Wade Sutherland; Toby Laviolette, Peguis Development Corp; Peguis First Nation Councillor Marty Favel; Connie Glick, M.D. Steele; Richard Wilson, President, M.D. SteeleThe sod-turning at the St. Andrews Lock and Dam rehabilitation project. us. Itll be a very sequential, slow-goingdeck completely. On the east and west process. Well put up cross bracing toapproach spans, were only doing a temporarily support it, work on the floorpartial deck removal, taking the top five beam, do the modifications, and thento six inches off and then re-pouring well be able to move on to the that in. Whereas on the dam portion, next one. were removing the entire concrete deck Tuk says wind restrictions could comeand the existing stringers below that, so into play, as well. When the wind picksthese 16-ft. on-centre floor beams will up, well have to cease work, which couldbe exposed. Then we install new stringer be challenging in that location as well,beams and a completely new deck.because it usually gets windy on the topThe 72-week timeline of the project also Left to right: Nicolas Withoos, Project Manager,of a bridge. presents challenges. Were going to and Chris Funk, Superintendent, pose insideThats not all. Being a structure that washave to work right through the winter, so the St. Andrews Lock and Dam project. built over 100 years ago, explains Tuk,well have to be hoarding in our works removing the deck in two stages toa lot of different things have happenedas we go along, heating it when were accommodate traffic flows. Well beto it, so each piece has to be sitepouring concrete in the winter, and putting down some new steel to supportmeasured and fabricated to suit. Itll be abeing up that high also limits access, the deck and new cantilevered bit of a challenge for the structural Tuk explains. One of the things that north sidewalk. steel contractor. were going to be doing for access is The project presents some uniqueTuk notes that theyll be able to workconstructing a small gantry crane system, challenges, particularly with the lock andon all of the projects different aspectstemporarily fabricate some rails, and that dam aspect. There are six main trusssimultaneously, but each is unique.will gain us our access to get out to the spans, and nine floor beams in eachWe have to look at every area as amiddle of the bridge, which we would span, explains Tuk. We can only workunique situation. The demolition is evenotherwise have no access to.on one floor beam at a time in eachchallenging, he says. Over the dam,Project completion is expected by the span, so thats a unique challenge forwere removing the existing concretefall of 2022. Proudly Supplying Structural McCaine Electric Ltd. has been operating for over 100Steel & Miscellaneousyears and is a long standing member of the community.Metals to ManitobaOffering design build services for security, electrical and data as well as bid specifications, we are a leader in prefabrication and preplanning. Please contact us toPh. 204-233-7600 discuss your needs further.www.phoenixiron.cawww.mccaine.comMARKETPLACE MARKETPLACE48 BUILD MANITOBAwinnipegconstruction.ca'