The Prestressed Group is contracted to provide
girders for three separate bridge
structures over
Highway 11 near Burks Falls,
Ontario. The first structure
is at Pevensy
Road, which required
twelve 146-foot
long girders, each weighing approximately 160,000
lbs. to
be produced. This is the largest piece ever
produced at PSI, and required two
600-ton cranes for installation.
Shipment of each
piece was achieved as an over-sized load utilizing
specialized rear-steering dollies. Each load
required a police escort for the entire trip, from
Windsor to Burks Falls, which is
located in the Almaquin Highlands, north of the
District of Muskoka,
.
Installation went without a hitch, and was completed
in the budgeted two days.
