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