Jan 30 2014
Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, today announced that it has supplied PCL Constructors Canada with a prefabricated modular steel bridge that spans an excavation site at PCL’s 100 Adelaide Street West Project in downtown Toronto.
Serving as a temporary ramp, the 36-meter bridge is designed to provide delivery trucks and other vehicles with secure access to loading docks that serve a number of buildings and businesses in the vicinity.
“Teaming up with Acrow enabled us to design and deliver the best possible solution in relatively short order,” said Reynder Van der Meulen, Construction Manager, PCL Constructors Canada. “The high level of workmanship, technical know-how and dedication was evident at every stage of the project – and essential in being able to transport a roadway solution through one of the busiest sections of the city and installing it quickly and securely on a 12 percent slope.”
The galvanized steel ramp was supplied with roof beams to accommodate a protective roof. Plans for a deck heating system to prevent ice formation are also underway.
“The Adelaide Street ramp is modeled after the heavy haul bridge that we developed for the World Trade Center in New York City, which was used as a ramp for construction crews at Ground Zero,” said Ken Scott, President, Acrow Ltd. “Our maintenance-free, easy-to-assemble steel bridges are engineered to support heavy loads and constant traffic year in and year out, making them ideal for use on heavy industrial and building construction sites.”
About Acrow Bridge
Acrow Bridge has been serving the transportation and construction industries for more than 60 years with a full line of modular steel bridging solutions for vehicle, rail, vessel, military and pedestrian use.
Source: http://acrow.com/