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Pedestrian Bridge 72 is part of the busy pedestrian trail system that crosses Forwell Creek and is located at the end of Forwell Creek Road. The bridge consists of a three-cell corrugated steel pipe arch culvert with gabion basket headwalls and retaining walls at both ends. In the spring of 2021, the bridge experienced a structural failure, when the gabion basket headwall on the steep south embankment fell into the creek, crushing the ends of all three culvert cells and constricting flow. Initially, the trail was structurally stable and could safely be kept open, but by fall 2021 continued erosion and undermining of the trail base created an unsafe situation for users and the trail was closed.
In June 2022, the Waterloo City Council approved report IPPW2022-038 (begins page 85) and the award of construction of the bridge replacement to Greenspace Construction Inc. Construction is expected to begin July 2022 and be completed by December 2022.
What to expect during construction
In order to carry out this work, it will be necessary to temporarily close a section of the Forwell Trail between Forwell Creek Road and Dearborn Boulevard. A trail detour route has been established and is posted at either end of the closed section of trail. Construction will not require any road closures and will not prevent access to any private properties. For additional information, please refer to Construction Details.
This map depicts the expected construction area, you can download a pdf version by clicking the image or visiting the Documents section.
Pedestrian Bridge 72 is part of the busy pedestrian trail system that crosses Forwell Creek and is located at the end of Forwell Creek Road. The bridge consists of a three-cell corrugated steel pipe arch culvert with gabion basket headwalls and retaining walls at both ends. In the spring of 2021, the bridge experienced a structural failure, when the gabion basket headwall on the steep south embankment fell into the creek, crushing the ends of all three culvert cells and constricting flow. Initially, the trail was structurally stable and could safely be kept open, but by fall 2021 continued erosion and undermining of the trail base created an unsafe situation for users and the trail was closed.
In June 2022, the Waterloo City Council approved report IPPW2022-038 (begins page 85) and the award of construction of the bridge replacement to Greenspace Construction Inc. Construction is expected to begin July 2022 and be completed by December 2022.
What to expect during construction
In order to carry out this work, it will be necessary to temporarily close a section of the Forwell Trail between Forwell Creek Road and Dearborn Boulevard. A trail detour route has been established and is posted at either end of the closed section of trail. Construction will not require any road closures and will not prevent access to any private properties. For additional information, please refer to Construction Details.
This map depicts the expected construction area, you can download a pdf version by clicking the image or visiting the Documents section.
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