/R E P E A T -- Media invitation - BLITZ: Support beam operation November 30 and December 1/

LONGUEUIL, QC, Nov. 28, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI) would like to inform media representatives of the opportunity to be present when the support beam operation takes place on November 30 and December 1.

Access to the Champlain Plaza (former tollgate) will be permitted on Friday, November 29, between 11:00 p.m. and 1:00 a.m., in order to observe the hoisting operation, then from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., as well as on Sunday between 7:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.

Keep in mind that the bridge will be completely closed overnight from Friday to Saturday, from 2:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., and that access during this period will not be possible. Members of the media who would like to attend the initial hoisting operations and installation of the beam must access the Plaza before 2:00 a.m.

It will also be possible to access the Champlain ice bridge during these periods.

In order to gain access to the Plaza or ice bridge, media representatives must confirm their attendance with Mr. Guillaume Bérubé by telephone at 514 883-5948 or by email at [email protected] by Friday, November 29, at 6:00 p.m.

In your email, please provide your name as well as the name of your media organization.

What: Support beam operation

When: Saturday, November 30, between 1:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. or 7:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.; and Sunday, December 1, between 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Where: Champlain Bridge Plaza (former tollgate)

SOURCE: The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated

Jean-Vincent Lacroix 
Director, Communications
The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI)
Office: 450 651-8771, ext. 232
Cell: 514 249-1940
[email protected]