June 21, 2018 — The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge will be closed to vehicle traffic during the 32nd Annual Bridge Walk and Bicycle Parade on Saturday, June 23.
The bridge will close to vehicle traffic at 8:15 a.m. and will reopen at approximately 10:30 a.m. after walkers have been cleared by customs. (more…)
June 15, 2018 — The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge will be closed to vehicle traffic during the 32nd Annual Bridge Walk and Bicycle Parade on Saturday, June 23.
The bridge will close to vehicle traffic at 8:15 a.m. and will reopen at approximately 10:30 a.m. after walkers have been cleared by customs. (more…)
Fast facts:
– A pair of peregrine falcons successfully nested on the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge this spring.
– The International Bridge Administration (IBA) webcam showed a pair of chicks hatched at the nest site on May 31.
– The IBA “FalCam” can be accessed at http://www.saultbridge.com/falcam.
June 4, 2018 — Peregrine falcons have successfully hatched two eggs at the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge this year. The International Bridge Administration (IBA) has a new nest camera, the “FalCam,” which caught chicks hatching on the morning of May 31.
Archived FalCam video of the chicks hatching is available at http://www.youtube.com/saultbridge.
Since the live FalCam video stream, viewable at http://www.saultbridge.com/falcam, went online, the IBA has seen website usage increase by 46 percent. (more…)
Fast facts:
– The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge has several repair and painting projects scheduled for this summer.
– A bridge abutment repair project will use an innovative epoxy injection technique for greater efficiency and fewer traffic impacts.
– The International Bridge Administration (IBA) will also replace sliding bearings, apply epoxy bridge deck coating and paint several bridge components.
To address ongoing maintenance needs at the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge, the International Bridge Administration (IBA) has scheduled several repair and painting projects this summer.
Annual bridge inspections in recent years have noted sinkholes and the movement and leakage of sand around and through both the Canadian and U.S. bridge abutments. At present, this condition is not severe.
“After 56 years of aging, loss of sand through the abutment embankment and retaining walls is not out of the ordinary,” said International Bridge Engineer Karl Hansen. (more…)