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"This was one of the biggest jobs we‘ve done," says Stan Kopec, project coordinaâ€" tor for Dufferin Construction, the Oakville company hired on as the general contractor. Other work this company has done around town includes streetwork, numerous subâ€" divisions, fixing up the Queen Elizabeth Way over the Sixteen Mile Creek and paving work. One year ahead of schedule, and without falling far from the budget of $23.5â€"million, the new Upper Middle Road Bridge, officially called the smithâ€"Triller Viaduct, opens Friday and will be ready for northern Oakville residents to cross. priced purchase of $100.00 or mor * Limited 1 certificate per customer * In stock merchandise For the first time, Glen Abbey residents will be able to travel across Oakville, over the Sixteen Mile Creek, without having to access the already busy Queen Elizabeth Way. But improved transâ€" portation is not the only positive benefit of this enormous project. * May be applied to any regular By SHELLY SANDERS GREER Special to the Beaver According to Kopec, there were three major reasons this job was complete a year ahead of schedule. First of all, extra equipment was used to speed construction. Second, instead of building a north bridge first with twoâ€"way traffic, followed by a south bridge, two identical bridges were constructed simultaneâ€" ously, cutting time in half for the In addition, business was given to a local concrete plant. "We used 16,000 cubic metres of concrete which was obtained from an Oakville plant," says Kim Lowndes, construction supervisor for McCormick Rankin Consulting Engineers, the Mississauga compaâ€" ny contracted to design the bridge and oversee its construction. 338â€"0338 s29 500 re project. Finally, by insulating secâ€" tions, work was able to continue through the winter. The result is two 335â€"metre long identical twoâ€"lane bridges, separated by two inches. An important aspect of this proâ€" ject is that it was designed to have a minimum impact on the surroundâ€" ing environment. It was constructed in segments and built from the air, a unique technique referred to as Cantilever Segmental Construction. In fact, it is the first bridge of this magnitude and is only one of four segmental bridges in Ontario. The new Burlington Skyway, the Burnhamthorpe Bridge over Etobicoke Green, and Highway 406 at the Queen Elizabeth Way in St. t NAME: â€"â€"â€" Smithâ€"Triller Viaduct WHERE: â€"â€"â€" Upper Middle Road CROSSING: â€"â€"â€" Sixteen Mile Creek LOCATION: â€"â€"â€"near 14th Hole at Glen Abbey LINKING:â€"â€"â€" Glen Abbey and River Oaks LENGTH:~â€"â€"335â€"metres WIDTH: â€"â€"â€" two 17.7 metre wide twoâ€"lane decks SPACE BETWEEN SPANS: â€"â€"â€" two inches TRAFFIC FIRST YEAR: â€"â€"â€" 16,000 vehicles daily AMOUNT OF CONCRETE: â€"â€"â€" 16,000 cubic metres NUMBER OF COLUMN SUPPORTS: â€"â€"â€" eight COST: â€"â€"â€" $23.5 million CONTRACTOR:â€"â€"â€" Dutfferin Construction CONSULTING ENGINEERS: â€"â€" McCormickâ€"Rankin NUMBER OF OAKVILLE WORKERS: â€"â€"â€" 50 CONSTRUCTION TIME: â€"â€"â€" two years OFFICIAL OPENING: â€"â€" Aug. 20, 1993 UNIQUE CONSTRUCTION: â€"â€" Cantilever Segmental DEPTH OF RAVINE: â€"â€"â€" 30 metres Quick Bridge Facts BUILT FROM THE AIR ‘25" LTIVING LIGHTING Redeemable for merchandise at Living Lighting Oakville Town Centre I 8$42â€"9444 TOWN CENTRE REALTY INC. 280 North Service Road West Oakville, Ontario LGM 255 Receive $1.00 Off any regular priced 12" Sub oedoi Aocicss a ons n edan ooo rmae Countrywide®* We would like to welcome all of our new neighbours in North East Oakville U NORTH SERVICE RD EE Te i e ce Lie Lle Eie Te Pn ie Pin U Eie n Te ""a Te e To Mn o 2 a _ a 2e e e 2e Llell‘e : T recarececaty Fa® ele ele es Te W C e l e e e e ie Le le leLle ie Lo "n e (e e Cle e e e ce ce le ce le ie * iR 312B 6 a REGSTERED TRADEMARK OF UR. SUBMAAINE LAMTED "COCACOLA® i A TRADEMARK OF Coos Cals Lid. Valid only at Oakville Town Centre II ZABETH WAY New Neighbour Gift Certificate Offer Expires September 12, 1993 STha [Rmf Expires Nov. 1st, 1993 |\(@E 5\ TelTeLelia HolelTelle Nee Llellelele Ne LeCeie Heze, May be applied to any regular priced purchase of $100.00 or more Limited 1 certificate per customer In simplified terms, here‘s how Lowndes explains the way Cantilver Segmental Construction works. At the deepest section where the creek is located, 30 metres, a pier was built and the bridge was built in sections, east and west, one section at a time across the pier. this allows the work to be done primariâ€" ly in the air so that there is no need to clear land for support work. This means when golfers at Glen Abbey Golf Club reach the 14th hole, which is just a short distance away form the bridge, they won‘t see a valley cleared of its trees with a bridge as the primary sight. Instead, the view will be of a ravine with lots of trees, and a bridge. atharines are the other three CE