PIKANGIKUM FIRST NATION, ONT. — A is now underway, meaning year-around access is in sight for the Pikangikum First Nation and other remote communities north of Red Lake.
The project is a partnership between the Ontario government, the Whitefeather Forest Community Resource Management Authority, Pikangikum First Nation and the Government of Canada.
M.D. Steele was selected as the primary bridge contractor and will lead construction of the engineered mass-timber bridge, a release reads. Pre-construction work is underway, including securing subcontractors, mobilization to the construction site and completion of shop drawings.
Aggregate blasting is began this week to produce the materials required to prepare the bridge site. Additional onsite work, including construction of a temporary bridge, will continue through spring 2026. The permanent bridge expected to be completed in 2028.
The province states the bridge will be the first of its kind in Canada to integrate mass timber structural components into major transportation infrastructure.
The project will also create opportunities for harvesting wood in the Whitefeather Forest, enable year-round access to Pikangikum First Nation and improve winter road connections for six additional remote First Nation communities. It will also eliminate the lengthy ice crossing currently required to access Pikangikum First Nation.
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