A major transportation project in Canada's National Capital Region has advanced with the appointment of a lead design consultant for the replacement of the Alexandra Bridge, a key cross-river connection between Ottawa, Ontario, and Gatineau, Quebec. The assignment marks an important step in moving the federally led infrastructure program from planning toward detailed project development.
AECOM will provide multidisciplinary design and engineering services as part of the Capital Crossing Constructors team during the project's development phase.
AECOM's responsibilities include environmental services, bridge architecture, structural engineering, civil engineering, traffic management design, utility coordination, and support for public consultation activities. The project team will also implement building information modeling and digital project delivery methods to coordinate design development.
The replacement bridge is being planned as a modern transportation crossing intended to improve mobility, accessibility, and connectivity while meeting long-term infrastructure requirements for the National Capital Region.
Capital Crossing Constructors is a joint venture consisting of Webuild Civil Works Inc., Samsung C&T Ontario 1 Inc., and Green Infrastructure Partners Inc. Working with the Government of Canada, the project team will develop a design that incorporates sustainability, resilience, constructability, and stakeholder engagement objectives.
The Alexandra Bridge replacement represents one of the region's significant transportation infrastructure initiatives, requiring coordination among multiple engineering disciplines and public agencies during planning and design.
Bridge replacement programs of this scale create opportunities across the engineering, construction, materials, and specialty contracting sectors while supporting long-term transportation infrastructure renewal. For owners and contractors, the project demonstrates continued investment in critical bridge assets and highlights the growing use of digital design technologies, including BIM, to improve project coordination and delivery on complex public infrastructure projects.
Source: AECOM.
