Bridge repairs at the Rapide‑7 and Rapide‑2 generating stations

Ongoing and future work

Closure of the bridges to all traffic

Rapide‑7 : May 2021 to December 2025

Rapide‑2 : May 2023 to December 2027

Project phases

The bridge demolition and reconstruction will be carried out in stages. The schedule must take into account the need for the spillway to remain operational at all times. Hydro‑Québec must be able to open certain gates should the flow of the Outaouais become too high. Because these gates are operated by a trolley-hoist that travels along guide rails on the spillway deck, the work is planned in phases to allow a section of the spillway to remain accessible at all times.

July 2020 – Trolley hoist at Rapide‑7

Work completed

Work at the Rapide‑7 facility

Spring – fall 2021

Jobsite preparations get under way as the contractor starts work.

  1. B
    Spillway
    Repairs will be carried out to the concrete structures of a first section
  2. F
    Wooden access ramp
    Demolition of the ramp. Reconstruction postponed to 2022
Wooden access ramp
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Work on Rapide‑2 generating station

Spring – fall 2023

Contractor mobilizing to site and construction site preparation

  1. A
    Drilling and anchoring in spillway chutes and pillars
  2. B
    Installation of ATV pathway upstream from the generating station
  3. C
    Demolition and reconstruction of the gravity dam bridge deck (north bank)
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