November 10, 2011

Structal-Bridges unit of Canam to build steel structure of I-95 highway bridge in Connecticut

Quebec

Structal-Bridges, a division of Boucherville, Quebec-based Canam Group Inc. (TSX: CAM), has secured a contract worth close to CA$27 million to fabricate the steel structure that will replace and expand the Moses Wheeler Bridge on Interstate highway 95 (I-95), which crosses the Housatonic River in Milford, Connecticut.

The contract awarded by the Walsh Construction Company and PCL Civil Constructors joint venture mandates Structal-Bridges to supply some 400 steel girders for the three bridges that are being built in the scope of this project. The main bridge structure alone will require 360 girders with a depth of 2.9 metres (9.5 feet). The longest girder will measure 38.4 m (126 ft.) while the heaviest will weigh 40,823 kilograms (90,000 lb.).

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The new bridge superstructure, which connects the City of Milford and the Town of Stratford, will extend 914.4 m (3,000 ft.) in length and feature a total of 14 spans.

Structal-Bridges operates plants in Quebec City, Laval, Que., New Hampshire and occupies a section of the Canam Group plant in Point of Rocks, Md. Delivery of the first steel components will begin in March 2012 and continue until May 2014.

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