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{{short description|Bridge over the Fraser River in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia; opened in 2012}} |
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|bridge_name = Port Mann Bridge |
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|carries = Five lanes of [[British Columbia Highway 1]] |
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|bridge_name = Port Mann Bridge (2012) |
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|image = The New Port Mann Bridge2.jpg |
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|carries = Ten lanes of [[British Columbia Highway 1]] ([[Trans-Canada Highway]]), pedestrians and bicycles |
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|crosses = [[Fraser River]] |
|crosses = [[Fraser River]] |
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|locale = [[Coquitlam]]<br>[[Surrey, BC|Surrey]] |
|locale = [[Coquitlam]]<br>[[Surrey, BC|Surrey]] |
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|maint = [[Transportation Investment Corporation]] (TI Corp) |
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|designer = [[T.Y. Lin International]] |
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[[International Bridge Technologies]] |
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|design = [[Cable-stayed bridge]] |
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CBA Engineering |
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|mainspan = {{convert|470|m|ft}} |
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|length = {{convert|2020|m|ft}} |
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|height = {{convert|163|m|ft}} |
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|width = {{convert|65|m|ft}} |
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|below = {{convert|42|m|ft}} |
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|begin = February 4, 2009 |
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|complete = September 17, 2015 |
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|cost = $820 million<ref name=JOC/> |
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|open = September 18, 2012 (3 eastbound lanes) <ref name="citynews1">{{cite news |last1=News Staff |title=Three eastbound lanes open on new Port Mann Bridge |url=https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2012/09/18/three-eastbound-lanes-open-on-new-port-mann-bridge/ |access-date=December 2, 2022 |work=CityNews |publisher=CityNews |date=September 18, 2012}}</ref><ref name="peacearchnews">{{cite news |last1=Nagel |first1=Jeff |title=Sept. 18 set for first crossings of new Port Mann |url=https://www.peacearchnews.com/news/sept-18-set-for-first-crossings-of-new-port-mann/ |access-date=December 2, 2022 |work=Peace Arch News |agency=Peace Arch News |date=September 5, 2012}}</ref><br> November 17, 2012 (2 westbound lanes) <ref name="wilderness">{{cite news |last1=Luba |first1=Frank |title=Drivers switch to new Port Mann Bridge as of this Saturday |url=https://www.wildernesscommittee.org/news/drivers-switch-new-port-mann-bridge-saturday |access-date=December 2, 2022 |work=Wilderness Committee |publisher=Wilderness Committee |date=November 13, 2012}}</ref> <br> December 1, 2012 (4 lanes in each direction)<ref name="govtnewsdec12012">{{cite news |last1=British Columbia Office of the Premier |title=New Port Mann Bridge opens to eight lanes of traffic |url=https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2012PREM0152-001945 |access-date=December 2, 2022 |work=British Columbia Government News |publisher=Government of British Columbia |date=December 1, 2012}}</ref> |
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|preceded = Port Mann Bridge (1964) |
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|coordinates = {{coord|49.221031|N|122.812697|W|display=inline|name=Port Mann Bridge|type:landmark_scale:10000_region:CA-BC}} |
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|references = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pmh1project.com/about-the-project/project-overview/Pages/Facts-Trivia.aspx |title=Facts & Trivia |publisher=Pmh1project.com |access-date=December 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917125746/http://www.pmh1project.com/about-the-project/project-overview/Pages/Facts-Trivia.aspx |archive-date=September 17, 2012 }}</ref> |
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|bridge_name = Port Mann Bridge (1964) |
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|image = Port Mann Bridge.jpg |
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|carries = Five lanes of [[British Columbia Highway 1]] ([[Trans-Canada Highway]]) |
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|crosses = [[Fraser River]] |
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|locale = [[Coquitlam]]<br>[[Surrey, BC|Surrey]] |
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|maint = [[British Columbia Ministry of Transportation]] |
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|designer = CBA Engineering |
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|builder= [[Dominion Bridge Company]], John Laing and Sons, Perini Pacific, <ref name="highwaysreport195960">{{cite report |
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|url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcsessional/items/1.0355809?o=0 |
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|title=Minister of Highways Report for the Fiscal Year 1959/60 |
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|last=British Columbia Department of Highways |
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|date=1961 |
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|publisher=Government of British Columbia|pages=48 (F48), 49 (F49) |
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|id= J110.L5 S7; 1961_V01_10_F1_F124F |
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|doi= 10.14288/1.0355809 |
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|access-date=December 2, 2022 |
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|location=Victoria |
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|language=EN}}</ref> Western Bridge & Steel<ref name="highwaysreport196061">{{cite report |
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|url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcsessional/items/1.0363080?o=0 |
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|title=Minister of Highways Report for the Fiscal Year 1960/61 |
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|last=British Columbia Department of Highways |
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|date=1962 |
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|publisher=Government of British Columbia |
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|page= 62 (I 62) |
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|id=J110.L5 S7; 1962_V01_13_I1_I159 |
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|doi= 10.14288/1.0363080 |
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|location=Victoria |
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|design = [[Tied-arch bridge]] |
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|mainspan = 366 m |
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|length = 2093 m |
|length = 2093 m |
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|begin = 1959<ref name="provincejuly181959">{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|2369054564}} |title=60 MPH to Hope in 1962 |newspaper=The Province |date=18 July 1959 |page=29 |quote=The first multi-million dollar contract for the Port Mann crossing, three miles east of the Pattullo bridge, was awarded last week. }}</ref><ref name="provinceaugust251959">{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|2369081808}} |title=$7,295,000 Span Contract Awarded |newspaper=The Province |date=25 Aug 1959 |page=2 }}</ref><ref name="vsunaugust261959">{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|2243691725}} |title=Bridge Pier Contract Let |newspaper=The Sun |date=26 Aug 1959 |page=20 |quote=Construction of the four-lane bridge is expected to begin within a week. }}</ref> |
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|begin = 1957 |
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|complete = 1963 |
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|cost = $25 million<ref name=JOC/> |
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|open = June 12, 1964 |
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|followed = Port Mann Bridge (second, 2012) |
|followed = Port Mann Bridge (second, 2012) |
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|closed = 2012 |
|closed = November 17, 2012 <br/> (demolished October 2015) |
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|coordinates = {{coord|49.221031|N|122.812697|W|display=inline |
|coordinates = <!-- {{coord|49.221031|N|122.812697|W|display=inline|name=Port Mann Bridge|type:landmark_scale:10000_region:CA-BC}} --> |
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The '''Port Mann Bridge''' is a 10-lane [[cable-stayed bridge]], 90 km/h (55 mph) speed limit, in British Columbia, Canada, that opened to traffic in 2012. It carries 10 lanes of traffic with space reserved for a light rail line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Port Mann Improvement |work=BC Government |url=http://www.pmh1project.com/Pages/default.aspx |access-date=December 29, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227114426/http://www.pmh1project.com/Pages/default.aspx |archive-date=December 27, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Port Mann Bridge sets Guinness record |date=September 13, 2012 |work=CTV News |url=http://bc.ctvnews.ca/port-mann-bridge-sets-guinness-record-1.955494 |access-date=December 29, 2012}}</ref> |
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The '''Port Mann Bridge''' is a steel [[tied arch bridge]] that spans the [[Fraser River]] connecting [[Coquitlam]] to [[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]] in [[British Columbia]] near [[Vancouver]]. The bridge consists of three spans with an [[orthotropic deck]] carrying five lanes of [[British Columbia Highway 1|Trans-Canada Highway]] traffic, with approach spans of three steel plate girders and concrete deck. The total length of the Port Mann is {{m to ft|2093|abbr=yes|precision=0|wiki=yes}}, including approach spans. The main span is: {{m to ft|366|abbr=yes|precision=0|wiki=yes}} plus the two {{m to ft|110|abbr=yes|precision=0|wiki=yes}} spans on either side.<ref>{{cite web | title = PORT MANN BRIDGE | publisher = Buckland & Taylor Ltd. | url = http://www.b-t.com/projects/portmann.htm | accessdate = 2007-02-10}}</ref>. Current volume on the bridge is 127,000 trips per day.<ref name="Ministry Report">{{cite web | title = Gateway Program Definition Report | publisher = Ministry of Transportation of British Columbia | date = January 31, 2005 | url = http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/gateway/reports/Gateway_PDR-ExecSumm.pdf | format = [[PDF]] | accessdate = 2007-02-11}}</ref> Approximately eight percent of the traffic on the Port Mann bridge is truck traffic.<ref>{{cite web | title = Travel Characteristics of Traffic on the Highway 1 Corridor | publisher = Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority | date = July 2, 2004 | url = http://livableregion.ca/pdf/port_mann_8percent_trucks.pdf | accessdate = 2008-01-01|format=PDF}}</ref> The bridge is the [[List of the largest arch bridges|longest arch bridge]] in Canada and 15th longest in the world. |
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The cable-stayed bridge replaced a steel arch bridge that spanned the [[Fraser River]], connecting [[Coquitlam]] to [[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]] in [[British Columbia]] in the [[Vancouver]] metro area. After its successor was opened to traffic, the old bridge was demolished by reverse construction, a process which took three years to complete.<ref name="worldhighways.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldhighways.com/sections/key-projects/features/almost |title=Almost gone: Canada's old Port Mann Bridge deconstructed |first=David |last=Arminas |date=August 14, 2015 |work=World Highways |access-date=June 19, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah9bvgLSaaY |work=Journal of Commerce |access-date=June 19, 2022 |type=video |title=Deconstruction of old Port Mann bridge }}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The original Port Mann Bridge opened on June 12, 1964. It was named after the community of [[Port Mann]], through which the south end of the bridge passed.<ref>{{cite web | title = Surrey Archives | url = http://www.surrey.ca/culture-recreation/2414.aspx | access-date = December 27, 2012 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130116124849/http://surrey.ca/culture-recreation/2414.aspx | archive-date = January 16, 2013 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> The old bridge consisted of three spans with an [[orthotropic deck]] carrying five lanes (originally four lanes) of [[British Columbia Highway 1|Trans-Canada Highway]] traffic, with approach spans of three steel plate girders and concrete deck. The total length of the arch bridge was {{convert|2093|m|ft|abbr=on}}, including approach spans. The main span was {{convert|366|m|ft|abbr=on}}, plus the two {{convert|110|m|ft|abbr=on}} spans on either side.<ref>{{cite web | title = Port mann bridge | publisher = Buckland & Taylor Ltd. | url = http://www.b-t.com/projects/portmann.htm | access-date = February 10, 2007}}</ref> Volume on the old bridge was 127,000 trips per day.<ref name="Ministry Report">{{cite web | title = Gateway Program Definition Report | publisher = Ministry of Transportation of British Columbia | date = January 31, 2005 | url = http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/gateway/reports/Gateway_PDR-ExecSumm.pdf | access-date = February 11, 2007 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080411125650/http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/gateway/reports/Gateway_PDR-ExecSumm.pdf | archive-date = April 11, 2008 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> Approximately 8 percent of the traffic on the Port Mann bridge was truck traffic.<ref>{{cite web | title = Travel Characteristics of Traffic on the Highway 1 Corridor | publisher = Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority | date = July 2, 2004 | url = http://livableregion.ca/pdf/port_mann_8percent_trucks.pdf | access-date = January 1, 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070811105219/http://www.livableregion.ca/pdf/port_mann_8percent_trucks.pdf | archive-date = August 11, 2007 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> The old bridge was the [[List of longest arch bridge spans|longest arch bridge]] in Canada and third-longest in the world at the time of its inauguration. |
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The Port Mann Bridge opened on June 12, 1964, originally carrying four lanes. At the time of construction, it was the most expensive piece of highway in [[Canada]]. The first "civilian" to drive across the bridge was [[CKNW]] reporter [[Marke Raines]]. He was not authorized to cross, so he drove quickly.<ref>{{cite web | first = Chuck | last = Davis | title = 1964 Chronology | publisher = The History of Metropolitan Vancouver | url = http://www.vancouverhistory.ca/chronology1964.htm | accessdate = 2007-02-10}}</ref> In 2001 a [[High-occupancy vehicle lane|HOV]] lane eastbound was added by moving the centre divider and by cantilevering the bridge deck outwards.<ref>http://www.kwhconstructors.com/brochures/KWH%20-%20Port%20Mann%20Bridge%20Widening%20-%20Construction%20-%202000.pdf</ref> |
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At the time of construction, it was the most expensive piece of highway in Canada. The first "civilian" to drive across the bridge was [[CKNW]] reporter [[Marke Raines]]. He was not authorized to cross, so he drove quickly.<ref>{{cite web | first = Chuck | last = Davis | title = 1964 Chronology | publisher = The History of Metropolitan Vancouver | url = http://www.vancouverhistory.ca/chronology1964.htm | access-date = February 10, 2007}}</ref> |
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==Widest Bridge in the World== |
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At 65 meters wide, the new Port Mann Bridge will hold the title of being the widest long span bridge of any type in the world.<ref>{{cite web | title = Construction Update: Building the new Port Mann Bridge | publisher = BC Ministry of Transportation | url = http://www.pmh1project.com/inforoom/documents/20100722BridgeConstructionUpdate-PDF.pdf | accessdate = 2011-01-07}}</ref> The current record is held by the Sydney Harbour bridge at 49 meters wide.<ref>{{Wayback|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=49813|title=Guinness World Records (2004): Widest bridge|date=20060721173441}}</ref> |
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In 2001, an eastbound [[High-occupancy vehicle lane|HOV]] lane was added by moving the centre divider and by cantilevering the bridge deck outwards in conjunction with a seismic upgrade.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kwhconstructors.com/brochures/KWH%20-%20Port%20Mann%20Bridge%20Widening%20-%20Construction%20-%202000.pdf |title=Port Mann Bridge Widening and Seismic Upgrade 2000 |website=KWH Constructors Corp |access-date=February 6, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713174820/http://www.kwhconstructors.com/brochures/KWH%20-%20Port%20Mann%20Bridge%20Widening%20-%20Construction%20-%202000.pdf |archive-date=July 13, 2011 }}</ref> |
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==Port Mann Bridge Replacement== |
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{{Location map|Vancouver|lat=49.221031|long=-122.812697|caption=Location in [[Metro Vancouver]]|width=200}} |
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==Replacement== |
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[[File:PMB Rendering.png|thumb|left|A rendering of the new Port Mann Bridge]]On January 31, 2006 the [[British Columbia Ministry of Transportation]] introduced the [[Gateway Program]] as a means to address growing congestion.<ref name="Gateway Program Definition Report">{{cite web | title = Gateway Program Definition Report | publisher = Ministry of Transportation of British Columbia | date = January 31, 2005 | url = http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/gateway/reports/Gateway_PDR-ExecSumm.pdf | accessdate = 2007-02-11|format=PDF}}</ref> The project originally envisioned twinning the Port Mann Bridge by building a second bridge adjacent to it.<ref name="Gateway Program Definition Report"/> |
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[[File:Old and new Port Mann bridges.jpg|thumb|The old Port Mann Bridge with its replacement rising beside it]] |
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On January 31, 2006, the [[British Columbia Ministry of Transportation]] introduced the [[Gateway Program]] as a means to address growing congestion.<ref name="Gateway Program Definition Report">{{cite web | title = Gateway Program Definition Report | publisher = Ministry of Transportation of British Columbia | date = January 31, 2005 | url = http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/gateway/reports/Gateway_PDR-ExecSumm.pdf | access-date = February 11, 2007 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080411125650/http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/gateway/reports/Gateway_PDR-ExecSumm.pdf | archive-date = April 11, 2008 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> The project originally envisioned twinning the Port Mann Bridge by building a second bridge adjacent to it,<ref name="Gateway Program Definition Report"/> but the project was changed to building a 10-lane replacement bridge, planned to be the widest in the world, and demolishing the original bridge. While the old bridge was found to be in "excellent shape, it is a fracture-critical structure with a tension member that runs the full length of the bridge. If that fractures anywhere, the bridge’s structural safety can be compromised heavily...There is no built-in redundancy [in this type of bridge]. It only takes a little undetected fatigue crack to grow for 10 years and then a member eventually just snaps through one cold morning when the wrong size truck rolls over it”.<ref name="worldhighways.com"/> |
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===Opposition to twinning plan=== |
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The PMH1 project adds another HOV lane, provides cycling access and reintroduces bus service to the Port Mann Bridge for the first time in over 20 years. A new [[bus rapid transit]] service will be operated within the HOV lanes along Highway 1 from [[Langley, British Columbia (city)|Langley]] to [[Burnaby]].<ref>{{cite news | title = Port Mann Bridge to have high speed bus service | publisher = CBC | url = http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2007/10/05/bc-portmannhov.html | accessdate = 2009-02-18 | date=2007-10-05}}</ref> |
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A number of groups lobbied to improve public transit rather than build a new bridge. [[Burnaby]] city council, [[Vancouver]] city council, and directors of the [[GVRD]] (now Metro Vancouver) passed resolutions opposing the Port Mann / Highway 1 expansion.<ref>{{cite web|title=Burnaby Public Consultation on Provincial Gateway Program |publisher=City of Burnaby |url=http://www.city.burnaby.bc.ca/__shared/assets/Transportaton_-_Gateway_-_Open_Houses3678.pdf |access-date=February 11, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928060448/http://www.city.burnaby.bc.ca/__shared/assets/Transportaton_-_Gateway_-_Open_Houses3678.pdf |archive-date=September 28, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Standing Committee Minutes | publisher = City of Vancouver | url = http://vancouver.ca/ctyclerk/cclerk/20060606/documents/ttmin.pdf | access-date = February 11, 2007}}</ref> Opponents of the expansion included local environmental groups, urban planners,<ref>{{cite web | first = Doug | last = Ward | title = Planners oppose Gateway Program | publisher = The Vancouver Sun | date = June 20, 2006 | url = http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=29291b19-8ec2-4ee6-b289-e3c9577e3dc8 | access-date = February 11, 2007 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080416194807/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=29291b19-8ec2-4ee6-b289-e3c9577e3dc8 | archive-date = April 16, 2008 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> and [[Washington (state)|Washington state]]'s Sightline Institute.<ref>{{cite web | title = B.C. gets top marks | publisher = North Shore Outlook | date = June 14, 2007 | url = http://www.northshoreoutlook.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=43&cat=46&id=1005408&more=0 | access-date = June 15, 2007 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071010084545/http://www.northshoreoutlook.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=43&cat=46&id=1005408&more=0 | archive-date = October 10, 2007 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> |
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Opponents argued that increasing highway capacity would increase greenhouse gas emissions and only relieve congestion for a few years before increased traffic congested the area again,<ref>{{cite web | title = Gateway project will fail, planning prof warns | publisher = Steven Rees |date=October 2004 | url =http://stephenrees.wordpress.com/2007/04/05/gateway-project-will-fail-planning-prof-warns/ | access-date = June 15, 2007 }}</ref> and that expanding road capacity would encourage [[suburban sprawl]]. The Livable Region Coalition urged the Minister of Transportation, [[Kevin Falcon]], to consider [[rapid transit]] lines and improved [[bus]] routes instead of building the new bridge.<ref>{{cite web | title = Questions about the B.C. Government's Port Mann and Highway 1 proposal for the Vancouver Region | publisher = The Livable Region Coalition | date = October 2004 | url = http://www.livableregion.ca/pdf/LRC_Final_1.pdf | access-date = February 11, 2007 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070628082706/http://www.livableregion.ca/pdf/LRC_Final_1.pdf | archive-date = June 28, 2007 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> The [[David Suzuki]] Foundation claimed the plan violated the goals of Metro Vancouver's Livable Region Strategic Plan.<ref>{{cite web|title=Proposed twinning of the Port Mann Bridge and Highway 1 expansion |publisher=David Suzuki Foundation |url=http://www.davidsuzuki.org/files/climate/BC/PortMannBriefingJune06.pdf |access-date=February 11, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070118153245/http://www.davidsuzuki.org/files/climate/BC/PortMannBriefingJune06.pdf |archive-date=January 18, 2007 }}</ref> |
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Rather than twin the bridge, the government unveiled plans on February 4, 2009 to replace the bridge with a new 10-lane bridge; the bridge will be tolled, electronically, approximately $3 each way. The estimated cost of construction is $2.46 billion (This also includes the cost of the Highway 1 upgrade, a total of 37 km). The total cost including operation and maintenance is expected to be $3.3 billion. When the new bridge is completed, the existing bridge, which will be more than 45 years old, will be taken down.<ref>{{cite news | title = Single 10-lane bridge to replace Port Mann | publisher = CBC | url = http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/02/04/bc-new-port-mann-bridge.html | accessdate = 2009-02-04 | date=2009-02-04}}</ref> |
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===Construction and cost=== |
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The project was intended to be funded by using the [[Public-private partnership]] funding format, and Connect B.C. Development Group was chosen as the preferred developer. The Connect B.C. Group includes the Macquarie Group, Transtoll Inc., Peter Kiewit Sons Co. and Flatiron Constructors.<ref>Agreement in Principle Reached for Port Mann Project - Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure</ref> Although a memorandum of understanding had been signed by the Province, final terms could not be agreed. Consequently, the Province will be funding the entire cost of replacement.<ref>{{cite news | title = Province to foot entire cost of new Port Mann Bridge | publisher = CBC | url = http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/02/27/bc-falcon-ralston-port-mann.html | accessdate = 2009-03-01 | date=2009-02-27}}</ref> |
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The Port Mann / Highway 1 project added another HOV lane along with cycling and pedestrian access. The multi-use pedestrian/bicycle path opened July 1, 2015.<ref name="hubcycling">{{cite web |last1=Hub Cycling |title=Port Mann Bridge Cycling & Walking Path Complete, Highlights Need for AAA Connectivity |url=https://bikehub.ca/about-us/news/port-mann-bridge-cycling-walking-path-complete-highlights-need-for-aaa-connectivity |website=bikehub.ca |date=July 2, 2015 |publisher=Hub Cycling |access-date=3 December 2022}}</ref> A bus service was reintroduced over the Port Mann Bridge for the first time in over 20 years. However, critics claimed that the new bridge only delayed the reintroduction of bus service on the bridge.<ref>{{cite web|last=Doherty|first=Eric|title=Taken for a Ride: Technical and Media Manipulation in the Gateway Program's response to Transportation for a Sustainable Region: Transit or Freeway Expansion|url=http://livableregion.ca/pdf/Taken_For_A_Ride_April2507%5B1%5D.pdf|publisher=Livable Region Coalition|access-date=September 1, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009090936/http://www.livableregion.ca/pdf/Taken_For_A_Ride_April2507%5B1%5D.pdf|archive-date=October 9, 2011}}</ref> The new [[Express bus service|express bus]] service is now operated in the HOV lanes along Highway 1 from [[Langley, British Columbia (city)|Langley]] to [[Burnaby]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Port Mann Bridge to have high speed bus service |work=[[CBC News]] |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/port-mann-bridge-to-have-high-speed-bus-service-1.675901 |access-date=February 18, 2009 |date=October 5, 2007 |archive-date=September 18, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918214511/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/port-mann-bridge-to-have-high-speed-bus-service-1.675901 }}</ref> |
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The estimated construction cost was $2.46 billion, including the cost of the Highway 1 upgrade, a total of {{convert|37|km}}. Of this, the bridge itself comprised roughly a third ($820 million).<ref name=JOC>{{citation | url = http://www.journalofcommerce.com/Infrastructure/News/2012/1/Engineer-questions-the-decision-to-replace-Port-Mann-bridge-JOC048296W/ | title = Engineer questions the decision to replace Port Mann bridge | publisher = Journal of Commerce | author = Richard Gilbert | date = January 16, 2012 | access-date = August 6, 2014 | archive-date = January 3, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150103081607/http://www.journalofcommerce.com/Infrastructure/News/2012/1/Engineer-questions-the-decision-to-replace-Port-Mann-bridge-JOC048296W/ | url-status = dead }}</ref> The total cost, including operation and maintenance, was expected to be $3.3 billion. Now that the new bridge is completed, the existing bridge, which was more than 45 years old, has been taken down.<ref name="cbc.ca">{{cite news | title = Single 10-lane bridge to replace Port Mann | publisher = CBC | url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/single-10-lane-bridge-to-replace-port-mann-1.797162 | access-date = February 4, 2009 | date=February 4, 2009}}</ref> |
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In total the new bridge will be 2.2 km long, 50m wide carrying 10 lanes, and have a 42m clearance above high water level (same length and clearance as existing). The towers will be approximately 75m tall above deck level (total height approx 163m from top of footing). The main span (between the towers) will be 470 meters long, which will be the [[List of largest cable-stayed bridges#Cable stayed bridges planned or under construction, sorted by main span|second longest]] [[Cable-stayed bridge|cable-stayed span]] in the Western Hemisphere. The main bridge (between the end of the cables) will have a length of 850 meters with two towers and 288 cables. |
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The project was intended to be funded by using a [[public-private partnership]], and Connect B.C. Development Group was chosen as the preferred developer. The Connect B.C. Group included the Macquarie Group, Transtoll Inc., Peter Kiewit Sons Co., and Flatiron Constructors.<ref>Agreement in Principle Reached for Port Mann Project - Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure</ref> Although a memorandum of understanding had been signed by the province, final terms could not be agreed upon. As a consequence, the province decided to fund the entire cost of replacement.<ref>{{cite news|title=Province to foot entire cost of new Port Mann Bridge |publisher=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/province-to-foot-entire-cost-of-new-port-mann-bridge-1.838070 |access-date=March 1, 2009 |date=February 27, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228212140/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/province-to-foot-entire-cost-of-new-port-mann-bridge-1.838070 |archive-date=February 28, 2009 }}</ref> |
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===Opposition to Original Twinning Plan === |
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A number of groups have lobbied to improve mass transit rather than build a new bridge. Opponents to the expansion include the Municipality of [[Burnaby]],<ref>{{cite web | title = Burnaby Public Consultation on Provincial Gateway Program | publisher = City of Burnaby | url = http://www.city.burnaby.bc.ca/__shared/assets/Transportaton_-_Gateway_-_Open_Houses3678.pdf | format = [[PDF]] | accessdate = 2007-02-11}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> some urban planners,<ref>{{cite web | first = Doug | last = Ward | title = Planners oppose Gateway Program | publisher = The Vancouver Sun | date = June 20, 2006 | url = http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=29291b19-8ec2-4ee6-b289-e3c9577e3dc8 | accessdate = 2007-02-11}}</ref>, and the [[Sightline Institute]]<ref>{{cite web | title = B.C. gets top marks | publisher = North Shore Outlook | date = June 14, 2007 | url = http://www.northshoreoutlook.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=43&cat=46&id=1005408&more=0 | accessdate = 2007-06-15}}</ref>. |
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On September 18, 2012, the new Port Mann Bridge opened to eastbound traffic. At {{convert|65|m}} wide, it was the world's widest long-span bridge, according to the [[Guinness World Records]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bc.ctvnews.ca/port-mann-bridge-sets-guinness-record-1.955494|title=Port Mann Bridge sets Guinness record |date=September 13, 2012 |publisher=[[CTV News]]|access-date=September 20, 2012}}</ref> overtaking the world-famous [[Sydney Harbour Bridge]], which, at {{convert|49|m}}, held the record since 1932. The Port Mann Bridge was overtaken by the [[San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge]] in 2013. |
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Opponents argue that increasing the highway capacity will only relieve congestion for a few years before increased traffic congests the area again,<ref>{{cite web | title = Gateway project will fail, planning prof warns | publisher = Steven Rees | month = October | year = 2004 | url =http://stephenrees.wordpress.com/2007/04/05/gateway-project-will-fail-planning-prof-warns/ | accessdate = 2007-06-15 }}</ref> and would encourage [[suburban sprawl]]. The Livable Region Coalition has urged the Minister of Transportation, [[Kevin Falcon]], to consider [[rapid transit]] lines and improved [[bus]] routes instead of building the new bridge.<ref>{{cite web | title = Questions about the B.C. Government's Port Mann and Highway 1 proposal for the Vancouver Region | publisher = The Livable Region Coalition | month = October | year = 2004 | url =http://www.livableregion.ca/pdf/LRC_Final_1.pdf | format = [[PDF]] | accessdate = 2007-02-11 }}</ref> |
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===Dismantling of original bridge=== |
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The [[David Suzuki]] Foundation claims the plan violates the goals of Metro Vancouver's Livable Region Strategic Plan.<ref>{{cite web | title = Proposed twinning of the Port Mann Bridge and Highway 1 expansion | publisher = David Suzuki Foundation | url = http://www.davidsuzuki.org/files/climate/BC/PortMannBriefingJune06.pdf | format = [[PDF]] | accessdate = 2007-02-11}}</ref> |
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Work to dismantle the old Port Mann Bridge began in December 2012. Crews removed sections of the bridge piece by piece in opposite order in which they were originally constructed, starting with the road deck, followed by the bridge approach's girders, and concluding with the steel arch. It was fully removed by October 21, 2015.<ref name="theprovince-oct2015">{{cite web | url=https://theprovince.com/port+mann+bridge+been+finally+dismantled/11456883/story.html | title=Old Port Mann Bridge has been finally dismantled | publisher=The Province | date=October 20, 2015 | access-date=July 4, 2016 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609233430/http://www.theprovince.com/port+mann+bridge+been+finally+dismantled/11456883/story.html | archive-date=June 9, 2016 | df=mdy-all }}</ref> |
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==New bridge== |
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[[File:Vancouver Portmann-Bridge 2015.JPG|thumb|The new Port Mann Bridge with the old bridge fully demolished]] |
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The new bridge is {{convert|2.02|km}} long, up to {{convert|65|m}} wide, carries 10 lanes of traffic, and has a {{convert|42|m}} clearance above the river's high water level (the same length and clearance as the old bridge). The towers are approximately {{convert|75|m}} tall above deck level, with the total height approximately {{convert|163|m}} from top of footing. The main span (between the towers) is {{convert|470|m}} long, the [[List of largest cable-stayed bridges#Cable stayed bridges planned or under construction, sorted by main span|second longest]] [[Cable-stayed bridge|cable-stayed span]] in the western hemisphere.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}} The main bridge (between the end of the cables) has a length of {{convert|850|m}} with two towers and 288 cables. The new bridge was built to accommodate the future installation of light rapid transit.<ref name="partnerships-bc">{{cite web | url=http://www.partnershipsbc.ca/files/documents/PMH1-2011/PMH1_Project-Report_14March2011.pdf | title=Port Mann/Highway 1 Improvement Project | publisher=[[Partnerships BC]] | date=March 2011 | access-date=July 4, 2016}}</ref> |
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===Issues=== |
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On February 10, 2012, during construction of the replacement bridge, an overhead gantry crane collapsed, causing a 90-tonne concrete box-girder segment to drop into the water below. While no one was injured, the accident delayed subsequent construction.<ref>{{cite web |title=Crane collapses on new Port Mann, drops 90 tonnes of concrete into water |work=Vancouver Sun |first=Evan |last=Duggan |date=February 10, 2012 |url=https://vancouversun.com/news/Crane+collapses+Port+Mann+drops+tonnes+concrete+into+Fraser/6133636/story.html |access-date=February 12, 2012}}</ref> [[WorkSafeBC]] inspectors evaluated the safety practices on the construction site. |
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On December 19, 2012, cold weather caused ice to accumulate on the supporting cables, periodically dropping to the car deck below, dubbed "ice bombs".<ref>{{cite web |title=Port Mann Bridge fix sought after 'ice bombs' shatter windshields |work=The Province |first1=Ian |last1=Austin |first2=Stephanie |last2=Ip |date=February 19, 2012 |url=https://vancouversun.com/news/Crane+collapses+Port+Mann+drops+tonnes+concrete+into+Fraser/6133636/story.html |access-date=February 19, 2012}}</ref> [[Insurance Corporation of British Columbia|ICBC]], the vehicle insurance entity in British Columbia, reported 60 separate claims of ice damage during the incident. In addition, one driver required an ambulance due to injuries. The RCMP closed the bridge between 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. while engineers investigated.<ref>{{cite news |title=RAW: Port Mann closed after injuries |work=CBC BC News |date=February 19, 2012 |url=http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Raw+Video/ID/2319041569/ |access-date=February 19, 2012}}</ref> The Government installed collars on the cables that are manually released when conditions for ice accumulation are expected. They are installed on the tops of the cables on the towers and are released, falling down the cables by gravity to remove any snow build up.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://globalnews.ca/news/1044434/port-mann-bridge-ice-bomb-prevention-system-debuts-during-todays-snowy-weather/ |title=Port Mann Bridge "ice bomb prevention system" debuts during today's snowy weather |last=Meiszner|first=Peter |work=Global News |access-date=February 27, 2017}}</ref> |
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During December 2016, "slush bombs" affected the bridge again though the BC Government stated that these weren't as severe as the 2012 "ice bombs."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/3108176/windshields-shattered-after-ice-bombs-fall-from-metro-vancouver-bridges/|title=Windshields shattered after ice bombs fall from Metro Vancouver bridges|last=Slattery|first=Jill|work=Global News|access-date=February 27, 2017}}</ref> During December, the bridge was closed due to the threat of falling snow off of the cables and possible icy conditions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/3148582/port-mann-bridge-closed-for-hours-due-to-unsafe-icy-driving-conditions/|title=Port Mann Bridge closed for hours due to unsafe icy driving conditions|last=Judd|first=Amy|work=Global News|access-date=February 27, 2017}}</ref> |
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===Tolling (2012–2017)=== |
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In order to recover construction and operating costs, the bridge was electronically tolled when originally built. The toll rates increased to $1.60 for motorcycle, $3.15 for cars, $6.30 for small trucks and $9.45 for large trucks on August 15, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |title =Port Mann toll rates have changed |work=TReO |url=https://www.treo.ca/tolls-and-fees/toll-rate-change/ |access-date=August 26, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112102945/https://www.treo.ca/tolls-and-fees/toll-rate-change/ |archive-date=January 12, 2016 }}</ref> Through increased prices and greater traffic, Transportation Investment Corporation (TI Corp), the public Crown corporation responsible for toll operations on the Port Mann Bridge, forecast its revenue would grow by 85% between fiscal years 2014 and 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Failing to pay your toll |work=TReO (Transportation Investment Corporation) |date=January 2, 2015 |url=https://www.treo.ca/tolls-and-fees/paying-for-tolls/failing-to-pay/ |access-date=January 2, 2015 |archive-date=July 23, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723081527/https://www.treo.ca/tolls-and-fees/paying-for-tolls/failing-to-pay/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> These fees were assessed using [[radio-frequency identification]] (RFID) decals or licence plate photos. A B.C. licensed driver who owes more than $25 in tolls outstanding 90 days is penalized $20 and is unable to purchase vehicle insurance or renew drivers permits without payment of the debt.<ref>{{cite web |title=Failing to pay your toll |work=TReO, Transportation Investment Corporation |date=January 2, 2015 |url=http://www.pmh1project.com/Policy%20Planning%20%20Reports/Annual%20Report%20-%20TI%20Corp%20-%202013-2014%20-%20Final.pdf |access-date=January 2, 2015 | url-status = dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017235108/http://www.pmh1project.com/Policy%20Planning%20%20Reports/Annual%20Report%20-%20TI%20Corp%20-%202013-2014%20-%20Final.pdf |archive-date=October 17, 2014 }}</ref> Out-of-province drivers were also contacted for payment by a US-based contractor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Errant U.S. drivers to be tracked in B.C. |work=Vancouver Sun |first=Kelly |last=Sinoski |date=February 10, 2012 |url=https://vancouversun.com/Errant+drivers+tracked/6136316/story.html |access-date=February 12, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214043156/http://www.vancouversun.com/Errant+drivers+tracked/6136316/story.html |archive-date=February 14, 2012 }}</ref> A licence plate processing fee of $2.30 per trip was added to the toll rate for unregistered users who did not pay their toll within seven days of their passage.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.treo.ca/tolls-and-fees/ways-to-save#AvoidFees |title=Ways to save |work=Treo |access-date=December 21, 2012}}</ref> Monthly passes, which allowed unlimited crossing on the bridge, were available for purchase.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.treo.ca/tolls-and-fees/ways-to-save/ |title=Ways to save |work=Treo |access-date=December 21, 2012}}</ref> Users may have set up an account for online payment of tolls.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://account.treo.ca/register |title=Register Your Vehicle |work=Account.treo.ca |access-date=December 21, 2012}}</ref> Users who opted for this method received a decal with an embedded [[Radio-frequency identification|RFID]] to place on their vehicle's windshield or headlight and avoid paying a processing fee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.treo.ca/vehicle-decals/ |title=TReO › Vehicle Decals |work=Treo |access-date=December 21, 2012}}</ref> Tolls were expected to be removed by the year of 2050 or after collecting $3.3 billion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.surreynowleader.com/news/port-mann-bridge-tolls-rise-to-3-15-per-crossing/ |title=Port Mann Bridge tolls rise to $3.15 per crossing|last=Nagel|first=Jeff|work=Surrey Now-Leader |date=July 30, 2015 |access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref> As announced by [[John Horgan|B.C. Premier John Horgan]] in August 2017, all tolls on the Port Mann Bridge were removed on September 1, 2017, though despite this the toll equipment remained. Debt service was transferred to the province of British Columbia at a cost of $135 million per year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/transportation-bc-1.4261972 |title=Tolls to be eliminated on Port Mann and Golden Ears bridges |work=CBC News |first=Bethany |last=Lindsay |date=August 25, 2017 |access-date=August 25, 2017}}</ref> |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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!Year<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ticorp.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/TI-Corp-Annual-Report-2015-16-FINAL.pdf|title=Transportation Investment Corporation 2015/16 ANNUAL SERVICE PLAN REPORT|publisher=TI Corp|access-date=March 19, 2017}}</ref> |
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!Annual toll revenue |
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!Annual expenditures |
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|- |
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|2012 |
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|$15.0 million |
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|$14.0 million |
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|- |
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|2013 |
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|$94.0 million |
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|$20.0 million |
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|- |
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|2014 |
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|$122.0 million |
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|$19.0 million |
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|- |
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|2015 |
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|$136.0 million |
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|$18.0 million |
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=== Traffic volumes === |
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==== Monthly mean weekday traffic ==== |
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{{updated|January 2019|<ref name="Traffic volumes">{{Cite news|url=http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/trafficData/tradas/tradas.asp?loc=P-16-00EW|title=Traffic volumes - Transportation Investment Corporation|work=Transportation Investment Corporation|access-date=November 11, 2019}}</ref>}} |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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! |
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!2013 |
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!2014 |
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!2015 |
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!2016 |
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!2017 |
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!2018 |
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|- |
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|January |
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|95,200 |
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|92,200 |
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|96,900 |
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|103,000 |
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|112,000 |
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|146,000 |
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|- |
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|February |
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|100,900 |
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|94,300 |
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|101,700 |
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|107,500 |
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|111,200 |
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|149,000 |
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|- |
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|March |
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|104,000 |
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|98,200 |
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|104,000 |
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|109,900 |
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|118,600 |
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|156,000 |
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|- |
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|April |
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|106,400 |
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|101,400 |
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|105,000 |
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|116,600 |
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|122,500 |
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|160,000 |
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|- |
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|May |
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|107,500 |
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|103,700 |
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|108,500 |
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|132,700 |
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|123,400 |
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|163,000 |
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|- |
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|June |
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|108,900 |
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|106,300 |
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|112,300 |
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|139,100 |
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|127,800 |
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|167,000 |
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|- |
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|July |
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|111,000 |
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|107,700 |
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|111,800 |
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|139,200 |
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|130,000 |
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|167,100 |
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|- |
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|August |
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|112,700 |
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|110,600 |
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|112,100 |
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|140,400 |
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|133,200 |
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|158,127 |
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|- |
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|September |
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|107,600 |
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|106,600 |
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|110,900 |
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|126,300 |
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|153,700 |
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|156,443 |
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|- |
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|October |
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|107,000 |
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|104,700 |
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|110,900 |
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|120,500 |
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|156,000 |
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|156,632 |
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|- |
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|November |
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|102,800 |
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|101,500 |
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|107,100 |
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|119,000 |
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|151,300 |
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|150,627 |
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|- |
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|December |
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|95,000 |
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|97,500 |
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|104,100 |
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|108,700 |
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|142,900 |
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|144,223 |
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==== Total monthly traffic (in millions) ==== |
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{{updated|January 2019|<ref name="Traffic volumes">{{Cite news|url=http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/trafficData/tradas/tradas.asp?loc=P-16-00EW|title=Traffic volumes - Transportation Investment Corporation|work=Transportation Investment Corporation|access-date=November 11, 2019}}</ref>}} |
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{| class="wikitable" |
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! |
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!2013 |
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!2014 |
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!2015 |
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!2016 |
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!2017 |
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!2018 |
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|- |
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|January |
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|2.78 |
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|2.66 |
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|2.74 |
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|2.89 |
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|3.08 |
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|4.21 |
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|- |
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|February |
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|2.65 |
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|2.42 |
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|2.74 |
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|2.89 |
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|2.79 |
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|3.70 |
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|- |
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|March |
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|3.00 |
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|2.71 |
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|2.90 |
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|3.16 |
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|3.41 |
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|4.52 |
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|- |
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|April |
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|3.01 |
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|2.83 |
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|2.94 |
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|3.27 |
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|3.29 |
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|4.45 |
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|- |
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|May |
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|3.16 |
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|2.98 |
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|3.11 |
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|3.72 |
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|3.58 |
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|4.79 |
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|- |
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|June |
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|3.04 |
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|2.95 |
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|3.17 |
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|3.89 |
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|3.57 |
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|4.67 |
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|- |
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|July |
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|3.33 |
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|3.18 |
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|3.24 |
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|4.00 |
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|3.75 |
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|4.84 |
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|- |
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|August |
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|3.04 |
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|3.25 |
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|3.21 |
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|4.08 |
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|3.79 |
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|4.90 |
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|- |
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|September |
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|3.02 |
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|3.02 |
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|3.12 |
|||
|3.43 |
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|4.36 |
|||
|4.69 |
|||
|- |
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|October |
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|3.02 |
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|3.05 |
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|3.23 |
|||
|3.36 |
|||
|4.49 |
|||
|4.85 |
|||
|- |
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|November |
|||
|2.86 |
|||
|2.77 |
|||
|2.95 |
|||
|3.23 |
|||
|4.24 |
|||
|4.51 |
|||
|- |
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|December |
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|2.78 |
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|2.85 |
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|3.02 |
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|3.01 |
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|4.43 |
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|4.47 |
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|} |
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Port Mann Bridge (2012) | |
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Coordinates | 49°13′16″N 122°48′46″W / 49.221031°N 122.812697°W |
Carries | Ten lanes of British Columbia Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway), pedestrians and bicycles |
Crosses | Fraser River |
Locale | Coquitlam Surrey |
Maintained by | Transportation Investment Corporation (TI Corp) |
Preceded by | Port Mann Bridge (1964) |
Characteristics | |
Design | Cable-stayed bridge |
Total length | 2,020 metres (6,630 ft) |
Width | 65 metres (213 ft) |
Height | 163 metres (535 ft) |
Longest span | 470 metres (1,540 ft) |
Clearance below | 42 metres (138 ft) |
History | |
Designer | T.Y. Lin International International Bridge Technologies |
Construction start | February 4, 2009 |
Construction end | September 17, 2015 |
Construction cost | $820 million[1] |
Opened | September 18, 2012 (3 eastbound lanes) [2][3] November 17, 2012 (2 westbound lanes) [4] December 1, 2012 (4 lanes in each direction)[5] |
Location | |
References | |
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Port Mann Bridge (1964) | |
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Coordinates | 49°13′16″N 122°48′47″W / 49.221°N 122.813°W |
Carries | Five lanes of British Columbia Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) |
Crosses | Fraser River |
Locale | Coquitlam Surrey |
Maintained by | British Columbia Ministry of Transportation |
Followed by | Port Mann Bridge (second, 2012) |
Characteristics | |
Design | Tied-arch bridge |
Total length | 2093 m |
Longest span | 366 m |
History | |
Designer | CBA Engineering |
Constructed by | Dominion Bridge Company, John Laing and Sons, Perini Pacific, [7] Western Bridge & Steel[8] |
Construction start | 1959[9][10][11] |
Construction end | 1963 |
Construction cost | $25 million[1] |
Opened | June 12, 1964 |
Closed | November 17, 2012 (demolished October 2015) |
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The Port Mann Bridge is a 10-lane cable-stayed bridge, 90 km/h (55 mph) speed limit, in British Columbia, Canada, that opened to traffic in 2012. It carries 10 lanes of traffic with space reserved for a light rail line.[12][13]
The cable-stayed bridge replaced a steel arch bridge that spanned the Fraser River, connecting Coquitlam to Surrey in British Columbia in the Vancouver metro area. After its successor was opened to traffic, the old bridge was demolished by reverse construction, a process which took three years to complete.[14][15]
History
[edit]The original Port Mann Bridge opened on June 12, 1964. It was named after the community of Port Mann, through which the south end of the bridge passed.[16] The old bridge consisted of three spans with an orthotropic deck carrying five lanes (originally four lanes) of Trans-Canada Highway traffic, with approach spans of three steel plate girders and concrete deck. The total length of the arch bridge was 2,093 m (6,867 ft), including approach spans. The main span was 366 m (1,201 ft), plus the two 110 m (360 ft) spans on either side.[17] Volume on the old bridge was 127,000 trips per day.[18] Approximately 8 percent of the traffic on the Port Mann bridge was truck traffic.[19] The old bridge was the longest arch bridge in Canada and third-longest in the world at the time of its inauguration.
At the time of construction, it was the most expensive piece of highway in Canada. The first "civilian" to drive across the bridge was CKNW reporter Marke Raines. He was not authorized to cross, so he drove quickly.[20]
In 2001, an eastbound HOV lane was added by moving the centre divider and by cantilevering the bridge deck outwards in conjunction with a seismic upgrade.[21]
Replacement
[edit]On January 31, 2006, the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation introduced the Gateway Program as a means to address growing congestion.[22] The project originally envisioned twinning the Port Mann Bridge by building a second bridge adjacent to it,[22] but the project was changed to building a 10-lane replacement bridge, planned to be the widest in the world, and demolishing the original bridge. While the old bridge was found to be in "excellent shape, it is a fracture-critical structure with a tension member that runs the full length of the bridge. If that fractures anywhere, the bridge’s structural safety can be compromised heavily...There is no built-in redundancy [in this type of bridge]. It only takes a little undetected fatigue crack to grow for 10 years and then a member eventually just snaps through one cold morning when the wrong size truck rolls over it”.[14]
Opposition to twinning plan
[edit]A number of groups lobbied to improve public transit rather than build a new bridge. Burnaby city council, Vancouver city council, and directors of the GVRD (now Metro Vancouver) passed resolutions opposing the Port Mann / Highway 1 expansion.[23][24] Opponents of the expansion included local environmental groups, urban planners,[25] and Washington state's Sightline Institute.[26]
Opponents argued that increasing highway capacity would increase greenhouse gas emissions and only relieve congestion for a few years before increased traffic congested the area again,[27] and that expanding road capacity would encourage suburban sprawl. The Livable Region Coalition urged the Minister of Transportation, Kevin Falcon, to consider rapid transit lines and improved bus routes instead of building the new bridge.[28] The David Suzuki Foundation claimed the plan violated the goals of Metro Vancouver's Livable Region Strategic Plan.[29]
Construction and cost
[edit]The Port Mann / Highway 1 project added another HOV lane along with cycling and pedestrian access. The multi-use pedestrian/bicycle path opened July 1, 2015.[30] A bus service was reintroduced over the Port Mann Bridge for the first time in over 20 years. However, critics claimed that the new bridge only delayed the reintroduction of bus service on the bridge.[31] The new express bus service is now operated in the HOV lanes along Highway 1 from Langley to Burnaby.[32]
The estimated construction cost was $2.46 billion, including the cost of the Highway 1 upgrade, a total of 37 kilometres (23 mi). Of this, the bridge itself comprised roughly a third ($820 million).[1] The total cost, including operation and maintenance, was expected to be $3.3 billion. Now that the new bridge is completed, the existing bridge, which was more than 45 years old, has been taken down.[33]
The project was intended to be funded by using a public-private partnership, and Connect B.C. Development Group was chosen as the preferred developer. The Connect B.C. Group included the Macquarie Group, Transtoll Inc., Peter Kiewit Sons Co., and Flatiron Constructors.[34] Although a memorandum of understanding had been signed by the province, final terms could not be agreed upon. As a consequence, the province decided to fund the entire cost of replacement.[35]
On September 18, 2012, the new Port Mann Bridge opened to eastbound traffic. At 65 metres (213 ft) wide, it was the world's widest long-span bridge, according to the Guinness World Records,[36] overtaking the world-famous Sydney Harbour Bridge, which, at 49 metres (161 ft), held the record since 1932. The Port Mann Bridge was overtaken by the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge in 2013.
Dismantling of original bridge
[edit]Work to dismantle the old Port Mann Bridge began in December 2012. Crews removed sections of the bridge piece by piece in opposite order in which they were originally constructed, starting with the road deck, followed by the bridge approach's girders, and concluding with the steel arch. It was fully removed by October 21, 2015.[37]
New bridge
[edit]The new bridge is 2.02 kilometres (1.26 mi) long, up to 65 metres (213 ft) wide, carries 10 lanes of traffic, and has a 42 metres (138 ft) clearance above the river's high water level (the same length and clearance as the old bridge). The towers are approximately 75 metres (246 ft) tall above deck level, with the total height approximately 163 metres (535 ft) from top of footing. The main span (between the towers) is 470 metres (1,540 ft) long, the second longest cable-stayed span in the western hemisphere.[citation needed] The main bridge (between the end of the cables) has a length of 850 metres (2,790 ft) with two towers and 288 cables. The new bridge was built to accommodate the future installation of light rapid transit.[38]
Issues
[edit]On February 10, 2012, during construction of the replacement bridge, an overhead gantry crane collapsed, causing a 90-tonne concrete box-girder segment to drop into the water below. While no one was injured, the accident delayed subsequent construction.[39] WorkSafeBC inspectors evaluated the safety practices on the construction site.
On December 19, 2012, cold weather caused ice to accumulate on the supporting cables, periodically dropping to the car deck below, dubbed "ice bombs".[40] ICBC, the vehicle insurance entity in British Columbia, reported 60 separate claims of ice damage during the incident. In addition, one driver required an ambulance due to injuries. The RCMP closed the bridge between 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. while engineers investigated.[41] The Government installed collars on the cables that are manually released when conditions for ice accumulation are expected. They are installed on the tops of the cables on the towers and are released, falling down the cables by gravity to remove any snow build up.[42]
During December 2016, "slush bombs" affected the bridge again though the BC Government stated that these weren't as severe as the 2012 "ice bombs."[43] During December, the bridge was closed due to the threat of falling snow off of the cables and possible icy conditions.[44]
Tolling (2012–2017)
[edit]In order to recover construction and operating costs, the bridge was electronically tolled when originally built. The toll rates increased to $1.60 for motorcycle, $3.15 for cars, $6.30 for small trucks and $9.45 for large trucks on August 15, 2015.[45] Through increased prices and greater traffic, Transportation Investment Corporation (TI Corp), the public Crown corporation responsible for toll operations on the Port Mann Bridge, forecast its revenue would grow by 85% between fiscal years 2014 and 2017.[46] These fees were assessed using radio-frequency identification (RFID) decals or licence plate photos. A B.C. licensed driver who owes more than $25 in tolls outstanding 90 days is penalized $20 and is unable to purchase vehicle insurance or renew drivers permits without payment of the debt.[47] Out-of-province drivers were also contacted for payment by a US-based contractor.[48] A licence plate processing fee of $2.30 per trip was added to the toll rate for unregistered users who did not pay their toll within seven days of their passage.[49] Monthly passes, which allowed unlimited crossing on the bridge, were available for purchase.[50] Users may have set up an account for online payment of tolls.[51] Users who opted for this method received a decal with an embedded RFID to place on their vehicle's windshield or headlight and avoid paying a processing fee.[52] Tolls were expected to be removed by the year of 2050 or after collecting $3.3 billion.[53] As announced by B.C. Premier John Horgan in August 2017, all tolls on the Port Mann Bridge were removed on September 1, 2017, though despite this the toll equipment remained. Debt service was transferred to the province of British Columbia at a cost of $135 million per year.[54]
Year[55] | Annual toll revenue | Annual expenditures |
---|---|---|
2012 | $15.0 million | $14.0 million |
2013 | $94.0 million | $20.0 million |
2014 | $122.0 million | $19.0 million |
2015 | $136.0 million | $18.0 million |
Traffic volumes
[edit]Monthly mean weekday traffic
[edit]- As of January 2019[56]
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | 95,200 | 92,200 | 96,900 | 103,000 | 112,000 | 146,000 |
February | 100,900 | 94,300 | 101,700 | 107,500 | 111,200 | 149,000 |
March | 104,000 | 98,200 | 104,000 | 109,900 | 118,600 | 156,000 |
April | 106,400 | 101,400 | 105,000 | 116,600 | 122,500 | 160,000 |
May | 107,500 | 103,700 | 108,500 | 132,700 | 123,400 | 163,000 |
June | 108,900 | 106,300 | 112,300 | 139,100 | 127,800 | 167,000 |
July | 111,000 | 107,700 | 111,800 | 139,200 | 130,000 | 167,100 |
August | 112,700 | 110,600 | 112,100 | 140,400 | 133,200 | 158,127 |
September | 107,600 | 106,600 | 110,900 | 126,300 | 153,700 | 156,443 |
October | 107,000 | 104,700 | 110,900 | 120,500 | 156,000 | 156,632 |
November | 102,800 | 101,500 | 107,100 | 119,000 | 151,300 | 150,627 |
December | 95,000 | 97,500 | 104,100 | 108,700 | 142,900 | 144,223 |
Total monthly traffic (in millions)
[edit]- As of January 2019[56]
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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January | 2.78 | 2.66 | 2.74 | 2.89 | 3.08 | 4.21 |
February | 2.65 | 2.42 | 2.74 | 2.89 | 2.79 | 3.70 |
March | 3.00 | 2.71 | 2.90 | 3.16 | 3.41 | 4.52 |
April | 3.01 | 2.83 | 2.94 | 3.27 | 3.29 | 4.45 |
May | 3.16 | 2.98 | 3.11 | 3.72 | 3.58 | 4.79 |
June | 3.04 | 2.95 | 3.17 | 3.89 | 3.57 | 4.67 |
July | 3.33 | 3.18 | 3.24 | 4.00 | 3.75 | 4.84 |
August | 3.04 | 3.25 | 3.21 | 4.08 | 3.79 | 4.90 |
September | 3.02 | 3.02 | 3.12 | 3.43 | 4.36 | 4.69 |
October | 3.02 | 3.05 | 3.23 | 3.36 | 4.49 | 4.85 |
November | 2.86 | 2.77 | 2.95 | 3.23 | 4.24 | 4.51 |
December | 2.78 | 2.85 | 3.02 | 3.01 | 4.43 | 4.47 |
See also
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