Golden Ears Bridge

Infrastructure Projects

Advanced fabrication for a world-class bridge.

The Golden Ears Bridge is British Columbia’s second largest suspension bridge. Marcon was selected to fabricate the main span protective rail, pedestrian handrail and approach ramp guard rail.

Infrastructure Projects

Advanced fabrication for a world-class bridge.

The Golden Ears Bridge is British Columbia’s second largest suspension bridge. Marcon was selected to fabricate the main span protective rail, pedestrian handrail and approach ramp guard rail.

Infrastructure Projects

Advanced fabrication for a world-class bridge.

The Golden Ears Bridge is British Columbia’s second largest suspension bridge. Marcon was selected to fabricate the main span protective rail, pedestrian handrail and approach ramp guard rail.

Industry

Bridges

Client

Contractor

Bilfinger Berger

Owner

Translink

Products & Scope

Pedestrian Railings for Walkways
Guardrail for Approach Ramps
Main Span Traffic Guard Rail

Industry

Bridges

Client

Contractor

Bilfinger Berger

Owner

Translink

Products & Scope

Pedestrian Railings for Walkways
Guardrail for Approach Ramps
Main Span Traffic Guard Rail

Project Highlights

Completed in May of 2009 following a 38-month construction period, the 808-million dollar Golden Ears Bridge links commuters north of the Fraser River to the Fraser Valley section of the Trans Canada Highway. This former ferry route is now a 7,906-foot (2,410 m) cable-stayed bridge with three towers, four kilometers of elevated highway and 9 kilometers of feeder roadway.

Marcon was the only fabricator with the ability to meet the design complexity and timeline attributed to the protection rail system.

Specific material and configuration requests for the protective guarding required a fabricator with a dependable North American supplier network and creative procurement methods to accommodate time and budget constraints.

The requested elliptical guard rail design required development of specialized tooling to press round pipe into an elliptical profile.

The project was deemed one of the largest privately-financed concession projects at the time and received Global Deal of the Year by Infrastructure Journal and a Gold Award from the Canadian Council for Public Private Partnerships (CCPPP). These acknowledgements recognized the innovative funding approach that saved taxpayers 10-million dollars.

The Golden Ears Bridge northern approach roadway won an Award of Merit from the ACEC-BC in 2010 for Engineering Excellence.

Project Highlights

Marcon was the only fabricator with the ability to meet the design complexity and timeline attributed to the protection rail system.

The requested elliptical guard rail design required development of specialized tooling to press round pipe into an elliptical profile.

The Golden Ears Bridge northern approach roadway won an Award of Merit from the ACEC-BC in 2010 for Engineering Excellence.

Industry

Bridges

Client

Contractor

Bilfinger Berger

Owner

Translink

Products & Scope

Pedestrian Railings for Walkways
Guardrail for Approach Ramps
Main Span Traffic Guard Rail

Industry

Bridges

Client

Contractor

Bilfinger Berger

Owner

Translink

Products & Scope

Pedestrian Railings for Walkways
Guardrail for Approach Ramps
Main Span Traffic Guard Rail

Project Highlights

Marcon was the only fabricator with the ability to meet the design complexity and timeline attributed to the protection rail system.

The requested elliptical guard rail design required development of specialized tooling to press round pipe into an elliptical profile.

The Golden Ears Bridge northern approach roadway won an Award of Merit from the ACEC-BC in 2010 for Engineering Excellence.

Project Highlights

Marcon was the only fabricator with the ability to meet the design complexity and timeline attributed to the protection rail system.

The requested elliptical guard rail design required development of specialized tooling to press round pipe into an elliptical profile.

The Golden Ears Bridge northern approach roadway won an Award of Merit from the ACEC-BC in 2010 for Engineering Excellence.

Advanced fabrication for a world-class bridge.

Advanced fabrication for a world-class bridge.

Advanced fabrication for a world-class bridge.

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