The Battle of the Bridge: The Shoal Harbour Causeway Bridge - From Construction to Controversy towards Completion
One Step Closer to a New Bridge This past week, the Town of Clarenville passed another milestone on its long journey towards the replacement of the Shoal Harbour Causeway Bridge. At its March 22nd meeting , Council awarded a contract for preliminary engineering, detailed design, tendering services, contract administration, inspection services and project closing for the Shoal Harbour Causeway Bridge replacement. This contract, for $224,835.88 (HST included) is the latest step on the way to the bridge's eventual replacement. This stage will take several months and once complete, should lead to issuing of a tender call for the bridge’s construction. Bridge Background Constructed in 1963, as part of the Bonavista Highway, the Shoal Harbour Causeway and the Bridge that spanned the Shoal Harbour river provided a critical and efficient link to the Bonavista peninsula and the rest of the island. The 34-meter two-lane concrete girder bridge rests on 5 full-span girders resting on tw