Slip Sliding Away - an update on the removal of the La Salle Causeway lift bridge 4K
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- Thursday - June 20th, 2024 - working with the tug Radium Yellowknife and a barge, Radium 604, Western Mechanical and Priestly Demolition have separated the lift bridge deck from its lifting mechanism and drawn it up on shore - clearing the navigable waterway of the Rideau Canal.
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Its sad to see the lack of the bridge from the ferry, but im glad you documented this historic bridges removal
Thank you - I share your sadness at the fate of our historic bridge, but we're not quite done yet....
Thanks for being there for us, Mike!
It’s been a privilege, tinged with some sadness at the fate of the bridge, and the weather has been very kind ! Thank you for following
Tremendous progress...and tremendous filming!
Well - I'm genuinely flattered - thank you - it's been a wonderful opportunity to exercise some skills - sad as the underlying cause might be
Very cool, thanks for filming this. It's going to be strange to head up the canal in a few weeks and not wait for the bridge or even seeing it as we go past.
I’m very happy that you appreciated the video. Yes, it’s very strange to be without the bridge. It was so woven into the fabric of Kingston and the Canal. Passing it was always an experience for a boater. Have a wonderful trip when you go.
I wanted to thank you again for making this video. I ended up showing a frame of your video at 1:18 to Mark Gerretsen, because I feel that, now that we know that they can do this with the old bridge deck, I feel like they might be able to build a new lifting section for the old bridge deck, and use the old bridge deck as both the temporary bridge, and it's "replacement". Hopefully it works out for our old singing friend, and he seems receptive to it. Unfortunately, he doesn't have the final say to such things.
It's pleasing to know that the video may be helpful. It's important to know though that the replacement of deck grates on the bridge had not been completed when the incident occurred. There is a substantial area still open at the east end.
@@Aerosnapper Yep, I saw that when I walked it just before its closure. The grated road deck should be a pretty rapid fix, especially with all traffic shut down. In fact, they could probably get it all done within a few weeks at most, and probably the deck itself in a week, I'd imagine.
I'm crossing my fingers that they consider my idea, since it would be a faster fix to retrofit the old bridge structure to a new lifting unit, than to build a new one. And, since it's already designed to fit in its original foundation, it should be secure and safe.
Also, some good news for the boats; there's a plan for handling boat traffic during this difficult time. I'll leave that for the officials to explain, but there's a plan in place.
Amazing how quickly they were able to open the waterway! Bravo!
Heck, yes, Gary - quite remarkable - mind you - no slouches at your Costco site either !
Thanks Mike the update.
Delighted to help - thanks for watching and taking a moment to comment
Thanks, Mike! Your instructive video and commentary answered some questions I had about the equipment and process.
I’m very happy to hear that - I’m just a page ahead of everyone else - but I try to help
AMAZING capture of this tremendous event. Thanks so much for sharing it with us!
It’s a pleasure and a privilege to follow this work - with a rather heavy heart over losing such a remarkable and historic structure
How cool was that? Darn clever, those engineers!
Yes, indeed - the mark of a professional is making the difficult look easy
Hopefully there will be a documentary of the whole recovery.
Well, there’s an idea 😊
It would have been nice to see the bridge actually moving
You can, if you watch very closely. However, if you watch this report from Global Kingston, you will see a time lapse shot from the tug that should completely satisfy. globalnews.ca/video/10579194/lasalle-causeway-is-removed-navigation-resumes-for-now/
Where is all of the scrap metal going? Is it going back to PCL's yard or someplace local? Great coverage, thank you for documenting the removal of this historic bridge. It is not something that I thought I would see in my lifetime.
Looking forward to your next video.
Thanks Rick - no idea what the plan is for the scrap - time will tell
Did you get any videos that show the damage that caused this?
There is video of the damage resulting from an excess of force applied to a particular beam. No impact was responsible and the source of the stress has yet to be determined, or if it has been, it has not been announced.
So what are they going to do with the Bridge? The Chomper is on the other side, and I doubt they can "drive away" with it. So hmmmmm.
Oh - if that’s to be its fate - the ‘munching machine’ can be brought around quite quickly
Has anyone decided what they are going to replace this iconic bridge with? At least now they can get the boats that were too big to go under the other bridge out into the harbour before starting construction.
Whatever replaces it needs to be just as iconic and not a plain lift bridge.
No clear indication of what is to come - but the big boats are already on the move - the Canadian Empress made it out to the lake this same day
I did send emails to council to forward to the proper federal depts as well our MP and metalcraft for ideas on how to handle it. If Mike give the OK I will post the letter related to this
@@jsndwn75 We are dealing with the government after all, but they were pretty quick to tear it down once the contract was issued for the demolition. So how long before we are offered a choice as to what will replace the ironic bridge, hopefully something equal to what was there for the last 100 + years. Fingers crossed they don't give out naming rites for it, can you imagine what could happen then? Oh my!!!😱😱
How was the deck lifted above the buttresses? We're Jack's on the barge used or a crane?
Close examination of the footage will reveal that on either bank a shelf is present. Western Mechanical used jacks and heavy spacers to raise both ends of the deck... It was a work of real skill and a great demonstration of the capability they share with Priestly
Thank you. That's a great solution.
The singing bridge will sing no more. Very sad😥😥
True - and with new regulations - any replacement is unlikely to have gratings that would produce a similar sound