FHWA Study Tour of Northumberland Strait Crossing Project

FHWA-PL-96-022

The Northumberland Strait Crossing Project in Canada, between New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, offered an opportunity to learn firsthand how a private developer is financing, designing and constructing a major bridge and how the developer plans to operate and maintain it under a long-term agreement with the Government of Canada. Besides the unique contractual and financial arrangements, the Northumberland Strait Crossing Project has addressed significant engineering challenges involved in building a major bridge in a short time in a severe climate. In addition, the crossing is located in an environmentally sensitive area and was the focus of sever major environmental investigations. Finally, the social impact of erecting this bridge has been subject of much discussion and public debate

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