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Vimy Memorial Bridge

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when the project was about 60% complete and the bonding company, GCNA hired a new contractor, formed by former employees of ConCreate, now known as Horseshoe Hill Construction, to complete its bonded work. The project was initially expected to be completed in 2012. However, due to the contractor
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going bankrupt and the city's bonding company refusing to accelerate work, the completion date was delayed. The bridge was then due to be open in September 2014 but opened earlier than expected, on 12 July 2014.
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The idea for a bridge in this location was first brought up in 1993 as a road bridge. The location was later revisited as the location for a light rail crossing for the
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to Barrhaven Centre station via the southeastern Transitway, serves Riverside South via Spratt Road and connects to the
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or Cambrian (at Greenbank). Route 74 leaves the Transitway temporarily to drive south on Woodroffe Ave until it reaches
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in each direction. Pedestrian walkways are located on the outside of the bridge on both the north and south side.
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The bridge's exclusive bus lanes are a part of the Ottawa bus rapid transit system known as the
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station, from which it crosses the Vimy Memorial Bridge on the way to Riverview station.
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at Algonquin College and Barrhaven. The route is shared with
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is a high frequency rapid transit route that runs from
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Coordinates
45°16′12″N 75°42′09″W / 45.26991°N 75.70245°W / 45.26991; -75.70245
Rideau River
Rideau Canal
Ottawa
ottawa.ca/en/city_hall/planningprojectsreports/construction/projects/strandherd_bridge/index.html
Manotick
Hunt Club Road
Ottawa
Ontario
Canada
Rideau River
Strandherd Drive
Barrhaven
Earl Armstrong Road
Riverside South
Gustav Lindenthal
Battle of Vimy Ridge
Royal Canadian Legions
O-Train
receivership
bus lane
bike lane
Transitway
OC Transpo Route 74
Tunney's Pasture
Riverview station
Baseline station
OC Transpo Route 75

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