An overpass leading to the Champlain Bridge had to be torn down because of what appears to be poor communication and planning.
The section of Highway 15, just after exit 60 for Wellington, was originally torn down in 2014 and rebuilt last year. A little over one year later it was demolished, all for a reported cost of $10.8 million.
A spokesperson for the Signature on the Saint Lawrence consortium, the group in charge of the new Champlain Bridge, told Radio Canada despite the overpass being new it was not built according to technical plans for the new Bridge.
The consortium said it wants to optimize the alignment of Highway 15 with the new L'Île-des-Soeurs and the new Champlain Bridge, but the new overpass was built at a different angle than it needed to be.
It was also constructed with only two lanes, even though Highway 15 is being redesigned to have three in both directions in the area.
Two other overpasses, both no more than two-years-old were also torn down since construction of the new Champlain began. The previous demolitions were because the new configuration leading to the bridge rendered them useless.