First Johnson Street Bridge Steel Shipment Arrives This Week As Second Shipment Leaves China

Date: Monday, August 21, 2017

For Immediate Release

VICTORIA BC – The first shipment of steel for the new Johnson Street Bridge arrived in B.C. on Sunday and over the next few days it is being loaded onto a barge at the Lynnterm Terminal in North Vancouver for transport to Victoria. The shipment is expected to arrive in Victoria at the Point Hope Shipyard later this week.

A media availability will be held when the steel arrives. Details of that event will be shared as soon as the delivery timelines are confirmed by PCL.

The second shipment of steel is today being loaded onto a ship in China and will leave for British Columbia this week.  It is scheduled to arrive in Victoria at the end of September.

The first shipment of steel includes the north and south rings, the lower counterweight and the temporary structure (false work) used to support the various components of the bridge during installation.

The second shipment of steel includes the two steel trusses, the deck that cars and bikes will travel across, and the pedestrian and multi-use pathways.

Photos attached:

• The AAL Kembla docked at Lynnterm Terminal in North Vancouver as unloading of the first steel shipment begins
• The bridge truss and deck structure being loaded onto a barge today in China at the ZTSS steel fabrication plant for shipment to Victoria

For more information visit: www.johnsonstreetbridge.com

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For More Information:

Rebecca Penz

Engagement Advisor

Cellular: 250.661.0085

rpenz@victoria.ca