Repair work in the West Island continues on the Sources overpass above A20 – Montreal | 24CA News
Work to restore and preserve the growing old Sources Boulevard overpass above Highway 20 in Pointe-Claire is now coming into its tenth yr.
More than $55-million can have been spent on the 53-year-old construction by the tip of subsequent yr.
The newest work entails repairing the entry ramp from Highway 20 westbound.
“The Des Sources interchange is over 50 years old but it’s still in good shape. It is perfectly safe. If it was not the case it would be completely closed,” Sarah Bensadoun, a spokesperson for Transports Québec, instructed Global News.
The most up-to-date engineering report, dated July 22, 2021, reveals that there are dangers that items of concrete might fall.
Exposed rebar is in plain sight from the road beneath.
Still Transports Québec says customers don’t have anything to concern.
“We are continuing to invest in our structure and we will continue doing that in the next few years, Bensadoun said.”
But many customers Global News spoke with say it’s time to tear down the alternate and exchange it relatively than proceed to spend thousands and thousands of {dollars} on repairs.
“Why not just redesign and start over,” Derek Dranfield, a daily consumer of the overpass, instructed Global News.
“Yeah, I’m super worried on the bridge everyday,” stated Matt Heneault, a every day consumer of the overpass.
For now, Transports Québec has opted for restore work solely.
“There are no plans to either rebuild it or do other major repair work since we have been working on it for the last decade,” Bensadoun stated.
Many concern the work will proceed for years to return.
Another thorough inspection of the bridge is scheduled for this yr.
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