March 29, 2024

Engineers devise plan to combat Port Mann “ice-bombs”

Engineers working on the Port Mann bridge have come up with some solutions to hopefully prevent any more “ice-bombs” from forming on the cables and falling onto vehicles on the bridge deck below.

A custom-designed cable sweeper will be fitted onto the cables, removing snow and ice before it can build up.

The sweepers will be installed on all 152 cables crossing the roadway.

Engineers have also identified a de-icing solution that can be sprayed on the cables if need be.

More than 250 claims came in to ICBC after ice bombs fell on vehicles mid-December.
 

CKNW Vancouver News

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