Éco-pont Dalle Parc eco-bridge

 

Dalle Parc eco-bridge with the Bande Verte at the left edge and cour Turcot at the right edge /
Dalle Parc, un pont écologique reliant la Bande Verte à gauche et la cour Turcot à droite

                Here are three of the latest images of a 1:250 model of the eco-bridge Dalle Parc.   They are a result of our design efforts.  The three images show an east side dedicated active transport path equal to the width of the existing Bande Verte path.   But it is important to remember that the total width of the Dalle Parc eco-bridge is 50 meters.   The Dalle Parc has a small stream and shallow pond which are fed by future storm water retention ponds situated within new residential layouts on the plateau above the Falaise but south of rue St Jacques.   There are irrigated planting trays between the centre-stay cables.  There is a raptor nesting level high on the centre column.

Dalle Parc eco-bridge with the Bande Verte at the right edge and cour Turcot at the left edge /
Dalle Parc, un pont écologique reliant la Bande Verte à droite et la cour Turcot à gauche

                 Voici trois images du pont écologique Dalle Parc, dont le côté est est réservé à une voie de transport actif d'une largeur équivalente à celle de la Bande Verte.   Important : la largeur totale du pont écologique Dalle Parc est de 50 mètres.   La Dalle Parc comporte un petit ruisseau et un étang peu profond alimentés par de futurs bassins de rétention des eaux pluviales situés dans les nouveaux lotissements résidentiels sur le plateau au-dessus de la Falaise, mais au sud de la rue St Jacques.   Des bacs de plantation irrigués sont disposés entre les câbles centraux.  Un niveau de nidification pour les rapaces est prévu en hauteur sur la colonne centrale. 

Dalle Parc eco-bridge crossing the 20 and railroad lines with a close-up of the active transport path  /
Dalle Parc pont écologique, qui traverse le 20 et la voie ferrée, avec une voie réservée aux modes de transport actifs

 

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