This afternoon the construction barricades were removed from Sarnia Road at Aldersbrook Road on the east and Beaverbrook Avenue on the west to open the much anticipated new Sarnia Road Bridge.
This new section of Sarnia Road has sweeping curves leading to the new bridge, multiple vehicle lanes, bike lanes and sidewalks.
The overhead structure also features a barrier wall that includes a pattern cast into it mimicking the truss style of the former bridge. Landscaping and other visual components of the project are scheduled to be completed in the spring.
“The crews worked hard to meet the end of November deadline in order to open the road before winter,” says John Lucas, Acting Director of Roads & Transportation. “The much needed bridge replacement and road enhancements on this major east-west route will provide a vast improvement in transportation for this rapidly growing area of London.”
Councillors Matt Brown and Paul Hubert cut a ceremonial ribbon and experienced driving along the new stretch of road for the first time.
The $11.5-million project, partly funded by Canadian Pacific Railway, started in March with the removal of the truss bridge that was originally installed by CPR in 1909. Construction of the new four lane overhead crossing above the single track CPR main line to Windsor began late March and was one of the City’s largest road projects this past summer.
