The Promenade SamuelDe Champlain in Quebec City a
project to completely transform the existing space into a vast
multifunctional area was originally going to import f inishing
sand and coarse sand to create a beach This involved
accessing excess materials offsite and transporting sand
over a large distance A material similar to f inishing 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 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 deconstruction of the original Champlain Bridge and
the project’s exemplary environmental management. This
recognition pays tribute to excellence in innovative practices
in environmental protection and the conservation of natural
resources in a context of sustainable 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
Recovery
of granular material
Award-winning
circularity initiatives
The deconstruction of the original Champlain Bridge
shows the industry that its possible with a shared vision
and sustained effort to integrate highlevel 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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