TECHNICAL SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED FOR NCPP & TRAFFIC BRIDGE PROJECT

Technical submissions for the North Commuter Parkway Project (NCPP) and Traffic Bridge have now been received. The deadline for financial submissions is mid-August.

“This is an important milestone and brings us one step closer to replacing and building two much needed river crossings for vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists,” says Mike Gutek, Director of Major Projects. “We received a submission from each of the three shortlisted proponents which are now being evaluated.”

The NCPP will see a six-lane bridge link the Marquis Industrial area with the University Heights area, by extending Marquis Drive across the South Saskatchewan River connecting to McOrmond Drive at Fedoruk Drive. 

City Council’s decision to replace the Traffic Bridge was made following extensive public consultation and study in 2010 and 2011. The majority of more than 1,800 residents surveyed favoured replacing the Traffic Bridge with a crossing that accommodates all modes of transportation while retaining the architecture of the previous structure and the riverscape of the past century.

As a result City Council approved the recommendation from Administration that the width of the driving lanes should be 3.7 metres and that two 3 metre-wide multi-use pathways to accommodate pedestrians and cyclists be built - one on each side of the bridge.

“Now that the technical submissions have closed, the project design parameters are locked in and the successful proponent will build to meet those requirements,” says Gutek. “We expect a report will go to Council at the end of August to award the contract to the preferred proponent.”

Once the contract is awarded, there will be an approximate 60 day period to achieve financial close with the preferred proponent. At the end of October, a report will be brought back to City Council outlining the financial details of the proposal at which point the final designs will be released to the public.

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