New Île-aux-Tourtes Bridge (Canada): Expedite Response to a Social Demand

On April 1, 2020, the Quebec Ministry of Transport (MTQ) entrusted Arup with the mandate of expert advisor and independent engineer for the reconstruction project of the Île-aux-Tourtes ridge in the administrative regions of Montreal and Montérégie. The objectives of this mandate were to provide the services of expert advisor during the planning phase of the project, including in particular the following activities:

• Review of the project costs, and more particularly of the design and construction costs of the structures concerned;
• Review of the project implementation schedule in Design-and-Build contract mode;
• Review of the risks inherent in the project, whether of a technical or contractual nature, as well as the formulation of comments on the impacts identified on the affected environments (both human and environmental) and suggestions for new measures, if necessary;
• The development of thoughtful and enlightened avenues for optimization for the project as a whole, making it possible to improve the technical and contractual aspects, mitigation proposals, costs or even project deadlines.

The subsequent stages the mandate have not yet started and will run for the next eight (8) years, until the project is completed.