{"id":6218,"date":"2023-01-11T16:35:36","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T16:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/ibt\/news\/new-award-for-the-samuel-de-champlain-bridge\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T19:53:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:53:46","slug":"new-award-for-the-samuel-de-champlain-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/ibt\/news\/new-award-for-the-samuel-de-champlain-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"New award for the Samuel-De Champlain Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sncf-lavalin-3-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10605244\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The International Road Federation (IRF Global*), gave this bridge the Achievement Award in the Quality Management category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This prize, one of the most prestigious attributed in the roads sector, rewards the excellence of the bridge\u2019s design, and especially the implementation of a quality management system throughout the design and construction phases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> The prize was given to the Design Joint Venture of engineering firms who designed the bridge: SNC-Lavalin, T.Y. Lin International and SYSTRA International Bridge Technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The reward for a bridge designed to last<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Built to last 125 years, the Samuel-De Champlain Bridge was designed for multimodality with four road lanes, two dedicated to buses and bicycles, but also a dedicated rail track and pedestrian pathways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This longevity is guaranteed thanks to the technical solutions employed to withstand all weather conditions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>high performance concrete was used to resist salt, abrasions, and temperature variations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>stainless steel frame<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the asphalt is 90mm thick, 30mm thicker than the usual<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/credit-arup-pont-samuel-de-champlain-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10605380\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Samuel-De Champlain Bridge next to the old structure it will replace on the right<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ballade-a-velo-sur-la-piste-multifonctionnelle-du-nouveau-pont-champlain-02-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10605384\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The cycle path separated from the traffic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This new award is in addition to the previous ones obtained for this bridge:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>Honor Award <\/strong>presented by the California branch of ACEC, the American Council of Engineering Companies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>Honor Award<\/strong> from IABSE, the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>International Transportation Structure Award<\/strong> from the American Precast\/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>Schreyer Award<\/strong>, presented at the Canadian Consulting Engineering Awards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Samuel-De Champlain: a record-breaking project<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Designed, built and completed in just 48 months, thanks to the massive use of high-performance steel and concrete elements, the Samuel-De Champlain Bridge welcomes some 50 million cars, buses and trucks every year, making it one of the busiest bridges in North America, almost three years after its inauguration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It is one of the widest bridges in the world, with a total deck length of 50 metres, linking Montreal to Brossard, crossing the St. Lawrence River over a length of 3.4km. The latest news is the arrival of the metro on its central deck arriv\u00e9e du m\u00e9tro sur son tablier central: the automatic REM du Sud line links will link Brossard to Montreal&#8217;s Central Station by crossing the bridge in spring 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-blanc-color has-lipstick-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.systra.com\/en\/type-market\/large-infrastructure\/\">LARGE INFRASTRUCTURE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">*IRF Global: an NGO founded in 1948 in Washington with the aim of promoting the development of road networks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Road Federation (IRF Global*), gave this bridge the Achievement Award in the Quality Management category. 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