Award-winning

circularity initiatives

Recovery

of granular material

→ Green value chain → Circular economy

The consortium Nouvel Horizon St-Laurent (NHSL), of which

we are a member, won the Prix Génie-voirie en développement

durable from the Association des constructeurs de routes et

grands travaux du Québec (ACRGTQ) and Constructo.

This award highlighted the recovery of materials during the decons-

truction of the original Champlain Bridge and the project’s exem-

plary environmental management. This recognition pays tribute

to excellence in innovative practices in environmental protection

and the conservation of natural resources in a context of sustai-

nable development.

This was a unique project in Quebec, and one which will set the

standard in Canada in terms of infrastructure deconstruction. All

the steel was recovered, along with 95% of the concrete mass

and 90% of the total mass of materials generated by the work,

including site waste. We thank The Jacques Cartier and Champlain

Bridges Incorporated for their vision.

The Promenade Samuel-De Champlain in Quebec City, a pro-

ject to completely transform the existing space into a vast

multifunctional area, was originally going to import finishing

sand and coarse sand to create a beach. This involved

accessing excess materials off-site and transporting sand

over a large distance. A material similar to finishing sand

from excavation work in an adjacent sector was tested and

then reused to create the beach. This is an example of how

circularity can sometimes be very simple and how a little

adaptability can lead to an optimal solution.

The deconstruction of the original Champlain Bridge

shows the industry that it’s possible, with a shared vision

and sustained effort, to integrate high-level objectives in

materials recovery, and to position ourselves as an agent

of change by promoting sustainable development.

Audrey Atwood, Sustainability and Stakeholders Specialist,

The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated

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