Jacques Cartier Bridge

A new power supply.

At Jacques Cartier Bridge, the project provides for a new Hydro-Québec electrical service for the Île Sainte-Hélène pavilion. The supply route includes underground conduits, concrete structures and connections to equipment inside the pavilion.

Sector: Infrastructure
Project focus: Power supply for the Île Sainte-Hélène pavilion

The project in pictures.

Beneath the bridge.

Excavation and the placement of an underground vault prepare the route for the new power supply near the bridge.

Jacques Cartier Bridge — Preparing the trench base — Preparing the trench base01 / 10

Jacques Cartier Bridge — Placing an underground vault — Placing an underground vault02 / 10

Jacques Cartier Bridge — Conduit trench beneath the bridge — Conduit trench beneath the bridge03 / 10

The concrete structures.

Reinforcement, formwork and duct banks follow the conduit route from the underground network to the vertical risers.

Jacques Cartier Bridge — Reinforcement at the base of a conduit riser — Reinforcement at the base of a conduit riser04 / 10

Jacques Cartier Bridge — Formwork around the vertical riser — Formwork around the vertical riser05 / 10

Jacques Cartier Bridge — Concrete duct bank along the route — Concrete duct bank along the route06 / 10

Jacques Cartier Bridge — Conduits entering the vault — Conduits entering the vault07 / 10

Inside the pavilion.

Cable trays and conduits continue the network to the electrical distribution equipment.

Jacques Cartier Bridge — Installations in the electrical room — Installations in the electrical room08 / 10

Jacques Cartier Bridge — Overhead cable trays — Overhead cable trays09 / 10

Jacques Cartier Bridge — Pavilion distribution equipment — Pavilion distribution equipment10 / 10