Silver Bridge Closure and Recovery

Work planned week of October 19 to October 23

• Ongoing structural steel repairs, install dowels, wire mesh, and pour another section of concrete refacing along the retaining wall.
• Application of protective coatings on truss members along the Pre-Muskoka crossing.

Work completed week of October 12 to October 16

• The contractor continued the Ecclestone Drive concrete retaining wall refacing work by removing forms.
• The crew also completed the enclosure at pre-Muskoka and continued permanent structural steel repair work.
• The coating subcontractor mobilized to site, sandblasted and primed the pre-Muskoka crossing truss.

Community impacts

• There are no new impacts for residents or pedestrians this week.

Work planned week of October 12 to October 16

• Forming and pouring another section of concrete on the Ecclestone Drive retaining wall.
• Continuing permanent structural steel repair work on Silver Bridge.
• Starting the steel recoating process on the Pre-Muskoka Crossing bridge.

Work completed week of October 5 to October 9

• Concrete refacing of Ecclestone Drive retaining wall.
• Structural steel repair work on Silver Bridge.
• Installation of access and enclosures for structural steel coating on the Pre-Muskoka Crossing bridge.

Community impacts

• There are no new impacts for residents or pedestrians this week.

Work planned Week of September 21 to September 25

• Continue permanent structural steel repairs on Silver Bridge.
• Install dowels and wire mesh and pour concrete refacing along the retaining wall.

Work completed Week of September 14 to September 18

• Continued the Ecclestone Drive concrete retaining wall refacing. Work included partial depth concrete removals, installation of dowels and mesh.
• Crews also began installing new formwork for the next section of concrete refacing.

Community impacts

There are no new impacts for motorists or pedestrians this week.

Work planned week of September 14 to September 18

• The contractor will continue repairs to the permanent structural steel.
• Installation of dowels and wire mesh is planned to support upcoming concrete work.
• The contractor will form another section of concrete refacing along the retaining wall.

Work completed week of September 7 to September 11

• The contractor finished removing the permanent structural steel components. Cleaning, sandblasting, and priming of the existing steel began in preparation for installing new steel components.
• Forms were removed from the Ecclestone Drive concrete retaining wall refacing.

Community impacts

• There are no new impacts for residents or pedestrians this week.

Work planned week of September 7 to September 11

• Continue permanent structural steel repairs to the main truss now that the bridge is in the temporarily supported condition.
• Install wood formwork to complete another section of concrete refacing along the Ecclestone Drive retaining wall.

Work completed week of August 31 to September 4

• Removal of old structural steel components to be replaced.
• Sandblasting (high pressure air that blasts abrasive particles to clean a surface) and priming of existing steel to remain prior to installing new steel replacement components.
• Completed a concrete pour on the Ecclestone Drive retaining wall refacing.

Community impacts

• There are no new impacts for residents or pedestrians this week.

Work planned for week of August 31 to September 4

• Continue permanent structural steel repairs to the damaged members on the bottom side of the truss.
• Pour a section of concrete refacing along the Ecclestone Drive retaining wall.

Work completed week of August 24 to August 28

• Completed bridge jacking (lifting) and set bridge in its temporary position to facilitate structural steel repairs.
• Installed sidewalk strong backs (temporary supports) and began the removal of permanent structural steel components to be repaired.

Community impacts

No new impacts for motorists or pedestrians this week.

Work planned for week of August 24 to August 28

Crews will:

• Continue placing concrete blocks on the south side and raise the bridge to its resting height,

• and begin structural steel repairs on the underside of the truss.

Work completed week of August 17 to August 21

• Crews finished installing the south spine beam, along with jacking support beams and plates and the jacks for raising the bridge
• Crews installed additional sidewalk supports and began jacking (lifting) the bridge to facilitate structural steel repairs to members on the underside of the truss.

Community impacts

• There are no new community impacts for this week.

Work planned week of August 17 to August 21

• Crews will finish installing the jacking system at both ends of the bridge (equipment used to lift the bridge), including rollers, jacks, and transverse beams that run side to side across the bridge.
• Weather and progress permitting, the contractor expects to begin lifting the bridge later this week.

Work completed week of August 10 to August 14

• Crews finished installing the launching mechanism (equipment used to move large lifting beams into place) at the south end of the bridge and installed the south lifting beams.
• Crews built and poured a concrete ballast block at the north end for the lifting beams.

Community impacts

• No new community impacts are anticipated this week.