Port Mann bridge cranes
Work on the Port Mann has started.
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Updated: July 02, 2009 3:40 PM
Commuters who frequently use the Port Mann bridge have likely noticed large cranes and construction crews beginning their work on the river below.
Workers are in the process of installing temporary work trestles at the foot of the bridge, which will act as a staging area for the building of a new Fraser River crossing.
"It is a key work area for the south span of the bridge," said Baljinder Jacques, a public affairs officer with the Ministry of Transportation. "It is so workers can get up there and do the work."
After the initial trestle is build she said additional piers will be constructed, branching to other areas of the site.
The trestles are about five metres-wide and 560 metres long and will be raised about five metres above the water surface. This will allow clearance for most boats that use the river while the main channel will remain clear.
The trestles are expected to be in place until 2013.
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