Waterfront Toronto is pleased to invite you to a virtual watch party as the first of four new bridges sails from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia bound for Toronto’s Port Lands.
The new bridge will connect downtown Toronto to the future Villiers Island that is being created as part of a $1.25-billion flood protection project in Toronto’s Port Lands.
The first of these bridges is starting its journey to Toronto later today!
Date/Time: October 29 Departing soon! Stay tuned to Facebook for updates about our live stream. The video will remain available to watch after the live event as well. Location: Facebook Live
We hope you can join us for this milestone event. Feel free to share the link with your networks!
Follow the bridge’s progress as it navigates the St. Lawrence! On Twitter, we’ll be using #BridgeWatchTO to post updates.
About the bridges
These bridges are being delivered as part of Waterfront Toronto’s Port Lands Flood Protection project, funded by the Governments of Canada and Ontario, and the City of Toronto.
Design, engineering and fabrication is a collaborative effort across the design and engineering teams at Entuitive, Grimshaw, and Schlaich Bergermann, manufacturer Cherubini Metal Works and Construction Manager EllisDon. Read more about the design and engineering here.
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