[dton13]

These photos were shared at work today. Taken from above, a nice perspective of projects (especially the port mann). Just thought I'd share.

http://i.imgur.com/TkcOa.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/X6Zbfh.jpg
Almost!

http://i.imgur.com/e7pdGh.jpg
By IKEA coquitlam, gives you an idea how wide the new highway will be

Full pictures here: gvrd_construction_2012-02-02_ken_radom - Imgur (http://imgur.com/a/pRWfA)

[murd0c]

Thanks for posting those pics, I take that way twice a day and it's interesting to see the ariel view.

[dton13]

No problem, I'm passing it twice a day as well but barely pay attention to it as I'm usually concentrating on the driving haha.

[1exotic]

that new bridge is gonna be so sick to do some top speed runs at night

[pastarocket]

Good pictures. :bigthumb:

[Sky_High]

Thanks OP

[The_AK]

So whats going to happen with the old bridge?

[GabAlmighty]

I see that shit all the time brah

[see.lai]

damn that bridge looks really nice

[GabAlmighty]

Why the fail ilmatic? Jelly brah?

[Lomac]

What a logistical nightmare it must have been trying to figure out how to keep the highway (mostly) operational while constructing an entirely new, er..., highway. I don't say this very often but I'm sure the guys in charge of all of that have earned their pay.

Good photos of all the work being done. It's alwas neat seeing things from a different perspective, especially when it's this big.

[rJZx]

@gab
Yea im real jelly you cross the port mann all the time brah

[1exotic]

Why the fail ilmatic? Jelly brah?

so you fly a chopper?

[Domani]

So whats going to happen with the old bridge?

demolished.

[GabAlmighty]

@gab
Yea im real jelly you cross the port mann all the time brah

My statement doesn't imply me driving over it errday. But since you brought it up, I do.

so you fly a chopper?

Close brah

[Everymans]

What a logistical nightmare it must have been trying to figure out how to keep the highway (mostly) operational while constructing an entirely new, er..., highway. I don't say this very often but I'm sure the guys in charge of all of that have earned their pay.

Good photos of all the work being done. It's alwas neat seeing things from a different perspective, especially when it's this big.

Lots of props goes to the people working on highway one right now. too many people give them shit for standing around or taking 4 years. Those people don't realize how much of a headache it is to build a road while keeping the current one open. you gotta do 90% of the paving at night and you can barely ever work in the rain, and you can only do certain sections before closing off other sections so you can work on them. If they could shut down the entire highway they could have had all the work done(excluding the bridge) in a year with their current work force.

[RRxtar]

Lots of props goes to the people working on highway one right now. too many people give them shit for standing around or taking 4 years. Those people don't realize how much of a headache it is to build a road while keeping the current one open. you gotta do 90% of the paving at night and you can barely ever work in the rain, and you can only do certain sections before closing off other sections so you can work on them. If they could shut down the entire highway they could have had all the work done(excluding the bridge) in a year with their current work force.
exactly.



but none the less... inb4 'china could build in 3 weeks'

[GabAlmighty]

Well, they could. And being a command state certainly helps that cause. Gets shit done.

[smarv]

Its almost done! :ahwow: I had the chance to see the Fabrication process of it when CanRon received the project, surprisingly its a small shop (in comparison to other Fab shops) thats pumping out all those I Beams.

[mb_]

Projected to finish/open in early 2013 right?

[hal0g0dv2]

sweet pics

[MG1]

exactly.



but none the less... inb4 'china could build in 3 weeks'

You mean fall in three weeks........... j/k.

[Gridlock]

In the other thread, someone mentioned that it doesn't look like a 10 lane bridge deck.

From the air? Totally dwarfs the PM bridge.

oh! And who do I need to talk to for naming the new bridge with the portmanteau of port mann two?

(yes, I know thats not what the word actually means)

[s300ae]

$2.4 billion bridge took me 1 min to complete

Kramer style VIP lanes. worth the $5 each way
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v366/vancityjoker/bridge.jpg

[b0unce. [?]]

$2.4 billion bridge took me 1 min to complete

Kramer style VIP lanes. worth the $5 each way
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v366/vancityjoker/bridge.jpg

:lol LOVE IT

[RRxtar]

looks like the deck of the new port mann bridge will be the 6th longest cable stayed bridge and the widest long bridge in the world.

[TheKingdom2000]

They only added four more lanes?
Are they serious? Why????

They should add at least 6 lanes.

[Culture_Vulture]

What a logistical nightmare it must have been trying to figure out how to keep the highway (mostly) operational while constructing an entirely new, er..., highway. I don't say this very often but I'm sure the guys in charge of all of that have earned their pay.

Good photos of all the work being done. It's alwas neat seeing things from a different perspective, especially when it's this big.
+1
it hasn't been easy for hwy1 commuters like myself, but it'd be great once its finally done

[death_blossom]

So whats going to happen with the old bridge?

demolished.

umm, aren't they twinning the port mann bridge? that means, the new one will sit along side the current bridge. the port mann is NOT being torn down as far as I know.

[StylinRed]

exactly.

but none the less... inb4 'china could build in 3 weeks'

China MIGHT but it'll collapse; dubai on the other hand could get it up in a week ;)


So whats going to happen with the old bridge?

demolished.

umm, aren't they twinning the port mann bridge? that means, the new one will sit along side the current bridge. the port mann is NOT being torn down as far as I know.

naw its getting demolished thats why people wanted to try and turn it into a concrete park
http://www.journalofcommerce.com/article/id47688/roadbuilding
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/bc-politics/city-manager-envisions-turning-port-mann-bridge-from-parking-lot-to-paradise/article2193942/

imo I think they should find some use for it... like an exclusive emergency lane or delivery trucks only lane; seems like such a waste

[MG1]

umm, aren't they twinning the port mann bridge? that means, the new one will sit along side the current bridge. the port mann is NOT being torn down as far as I know.

If that's the case...................

[achiam]

LOL. How long has this bridge been under construction?! I didn't even know it was happening.

[1337]

umm, aren't they twinning the port mann bridge? that means, the new one will sit along side the current bridge. the port mann is NOT being torn down as far as I know.

That was the original plan. It will be demolished.


Port Mann Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Mann_Bridge)

[Gridlock]

The whole twinning thing was classic. That was always the plan, then suddenly it changed.

I believe the statement was, "the developer said y'kno, we could just build a whole new bridge at nearly twice the price."

And the liberals were like, fuck yeah!

And so a 60 year bridge gets demolished with 40 years of operational life left to it.

[Domani]

umm, aren't they twinning the port mann bridge? that means, the new one will sit along side the current bridge. the port mann is NOT being torn down as far as I know.

http://www.pmh1project.com/About%20the%20Project/131229-94_Schedule%20Board-FINAL.pdf



the bridge would be functional by end of year... woot!

[BillyBishop]

Here are some shots I took yesterday. It wasn't the best day for pictures, and I only had my iPhone on me.

http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj547/Boundless121/PortMann/Photo2012-04-1540045PM.jpg

http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj547/Boundless121/PortMann/Photo2012-04-1524016PM.jpg

http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj547/Boundless121/PortMann/Photo2012-04-1540050PM.jpg

http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj547/Boundless121/PortMann/Photo2012-04-1540059PM.jpg

[Lomac]

Man... The Lougheed interchange construction looks even more fucked up from the air than it does on the ground. I know I said it before, but I'll say it again: Mad props to the person/people in charge of making sure where and when to move the roads and overpasses so far ahead of time.

[dton13]

For anyone interested...Tours of the new PM Bridge.

Non-Member - Port Mann Bridge Tour (http://cscebc.ca/home/icalrepeat.detail/2012/07/24/39/-/non-member-port-mann-bridge-tour.html)

Tuesday, 24 July 2012, 02:45pm

$10 for non-members

[Presto]

It says 0 of 12 registrations available. :'(

EDIT -3 of 12 now... lol

[Brianrietta]

Port Mann Bridge - 1964.

http://citycaucus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/portmannbridge-612x249.jpg

[dton13]

It says 0 of 12 registrations available. :'(

EDIT -3 of 12 now... lol

Lol get on the waitlist

[penner2k]

Lots of props goes to the people working on highway one right now. too many people give them shit for standing around or taking 4 years. Those people don't realize how much of a headache it is to build a road while keeping the current one open. you gotta do 90% of the paving at night and you can barely ever work in the rain, and you can only do certain sections before closing off other sections so you can work on them. If they could shut down the entire highway they could have had all the work done(excluding the bridge) in a year with their current work force.

A lot of people dont really realize what goes in to big construction projects like this. If everything went perfectly it would also be done fast... but it doesnt... then its a matter of coming up with a plan to fix the problem and getting approval to make changes..
As an example... The project I'm working on has 2 huge buildings that are coolers.. there are vents that they can open and close to get more or less air into the buildings and there are these 20 lb actuators that do that job.. the brackets we had to mount those werent machined quite right... there is almost no stress on them even when they operate the actuators so it should be really simple to just modify the brackets with a zip cut and throw them on..
no.. we had to come up with a plan... then cut one bracket and take pictures to send to Worley Parson's engineering to approve. Then another copy gets sent to Suncor for approval...
In all a 30 minute fix took us a week before we could do it.

I cant imagine how much of a headache something like this would be.

[murd0c]

Port Mann Bridge - 1964.

http://citycaucus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/portmannbridge-612x249.jpg

Thats beyond wild when you think how developed the area is right now. I take the Port Mann everyday and live in Surrey and didn't even have a clue it looked like that before. WOW Coquitlam has changed

[Everymans]

The whole twinning thing was classic. That was always the plan, then suddenly it changed.

I believe the statement was, "the developer said y'kno, we could just build a whole new bridge at nearly twice the price."

And the liberals were like, fuck yeah!

And so a 60 year bridge gets demolished with 40 years of operational life left to it.

The bridge looked like it was in serious disrepair. Hopefully this bridge lasts 100 years. If it doesn't then I'm gonna be waving my fist in anger when they replace it in 60 years.
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/5346/jaspertrip017.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/4/jaspertrip017.jpg/)

[mb_]

Global BC | New Port Mann Bridge could partially open as early as next month (http://www.globaltvbc.com/new+port+mann+bridge+could+partially+open+as+early +as+next+month/6442701077/story.html)

Sweet! :fullofwin:

[Yodamaster]

So whats going to happen with the old bridge?

http://i50.tinypic.com/65on7d.gif

[Great68]

Thats beyond wild when you think how developed the area is right now. I take the Port Mann everyday and live in Surrey and didn't even have a clue it looked like that before. WOW Coquitlam has changed

I remember as a kid, POCO was the boonies. My parents had some friends out there, and when we would go visit it was like "We have to drive ALLLLLL the way out to POCO".

[murd0c]

http://i50.tinypic.com/65on7d.gif

They are going to strip it down and sell the scrap steel.

[murd0c]

I remember as a kid, POCO was the boonies. My parents had some friends out there, and when we would go visit it was like "We have to drive ALLLLLL the way out to POCO".

Funny how that has now changed to Mission

[Explosive911]

Port Mann Bridge - 1964.

http://citycaucus.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/portmannbridge-612x249.jpg

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8vgs4e7Ux1qhqb9q.gif

[RiceIntegraRS]

^wats going on in that picture? all i see is boobs

[AzNightmare]

$2.4 billion bridge took me 1 min to complete

Kramer style VIP lanes. worth the $5 each way
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v366/vancityjoker/bridge.jpg

Only 2 lanes each way :okay:

[dangonay]

They are going to strip it down and sell the scrap steel.
I'm really curious as to how they're going to salvage the old bridge. It's not like you can take it apart piece-by-piece.

[murd0c]

Only 2 lanes each way :okay:
4 lanes each way
I'm really curious as to how they're going to salvage the old bridge. It's not like you can take it apart piece-by-piece.

yep take it apart piece by piece

[TRD Rs200]

Looking at the big picture: Highway One expansion project and Port Mann bridge (http://www.globaltvbc.com/looking+at+the+big+picture+highway+one+expansion+p roject+and+port+mann+bridge/6442701819/story.html)

[lgman]

can't wait till it's done
I'm tired of this traffic bullshit at night.

[Presto]

Looking at the big picture: Highway One expansion project and Port Mann bridge (http://www.globaltvbc.com/looking+at+the+big+picture+highway+one+expansion+p roject+and+port+mann+bridge/6442701819/story.html)

There should be a National Geographic special on this project!