McIlraith Bridge Rehabilitation

Notice of Study Commencement
(Smyth Road and Main Street over Riverside Drive and the Rideau River)

The City of Ottawa has initiated a study for the rehabilitation of the McIlraith Bridge spanning the Rideau River and Riverside Drive at Main Street (west approach) and Smyth Road (east approach). The work consists of a detailed bridge condition survey, structural evaluation and determination of rehabilitation needs, including structural and geometrical requirements. The culmination of this study will be a comprehensive report detailing the condition of the existing structure and rehabilitation options including estimates of expected construction costs.

The project will be implemented in the following phases:

  • Phases 1 to 3: Condition survey, evaluation and reporting - summer/fall 2005 (Complete)
  • Phase 4: Rehabilitation design - 2010
  • Phase 5: Rehabilitation construction - 2011 / 2012

The City has retained Harmer Podolak Engineering Consultants Inc. to carry out the work of Phases 1 to 3. The field condition survey will start in mid-June and be completed by mid-July 2005. The deck survey is scheduled to take place in two weekends. Minor traffic disruptions might be experienced on the bridge and on Riverside Drive during the condition survey.

For further information on this project, please contact:

Theodore Woytowich, P.Eng.
Infrastructure Services
Infrastructure Services & Community Sustainability
City of Ottawa
100 Constellation Crescent, 6th Floor
Ottawa, ON K2G 6J8

Tel: 613-580-2424, ext. 22721
Fax: 613-560-6064

E-mail: Theodore.Woytowich@ottawa.ca