Local Events

It was my pleasure to join city officials for a tour of the major infrastructure projects taking place in Riverside South on Limebank Road and Earl Armstrong Road. I am pleased to report that all of the infrastructure projects are on schedule and on budget. I know these projects are a priority for Riverside South residents and I am happy to see how well they are progressing.

I would like to provide the community with the following update received from the Project Manager of the Strandherd Armstrong Bridge construction project.

"Within the next week or so bridge foundation installation at the Strandherd-Armstrong bridge site will commence on the east side of the river. These operations will include vibrating 1.8 m diameter steel tubes (caissons) through the soil to bedrock. Once the caissons have reached bedrock, they will be cleaned out of native soil and filled with concrete. The operation is expected to last approximately 2-3 months on the east side of the river and, when complete, a similar operation will take place on the west side of the river.

Given the soil type at the site we do not expect that vibrations will exceed tolerable levels or cause damage to nearby building foundations. However, the vibrating in and cleaning of the caissons will increase background sound levels in the area."

OTTAWA - July 27, 2010 — MP Pierre Poilievre, MPP Bob Chiarelli, Ottawa Mayor Larry O’Brien and City Councillors Steve Desroches and Jan Harder participated in a groundbreaking ceremony today to mark the start of construction of the Strandherd-Armstrong Bridge. The bridge will take pressure off existing bridges at Hunt Club Road and Bridge Street (Manotick), and will support improved transit and transportation in the south Ottawa urban community.