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REQUEST FOR DECISION
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Children's Bridge - Request for Additional Funds
Presented by: Miranda Rowda, Manager, Capital Projects Office, Engineering Services & Justin VanDorp, Senior Project Manager, Capital Projects Office, Engineering Services
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RECOMMENDED MOTION(S)
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That the budget for Municipal Repair Maintain Replace (RMR) capital project 426413, Bridge Program (Charter ENGS - 042) be increased as outlined in the Confidential Administrative Report attached to the May 19, 2026 agenda report entitled "Children's Bridge - Request for Additional Funds", to be funded from the Capital Reserve.
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SUMMARY
This report provides an update on the Children's Bridge Rehabilitation project and requests support for additional funding to complete the project based on the originally intended repair work and updated consideration for lead in the paint coating of the steel members of the bridge.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
On June 3, 2025, Council passed the following motion:
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* That the 2026-2035 Municipal RMR Capital plan provided as an attachment to the June 3, 2025, agenda report, be approved.
* That the 2026 Municipal Capital Budget of 27 projects be funded in the amount of $37,978,100. (Capital Charter ENGS-042 Bridge Program was approved in the amount of $627,500 in this Plan.)
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The Children's Bridge is an iconic structure for the City of St. Albert. It is a two-span cable-stayed pedestrian bridge crossing the Sturgeon River, constructed in 1979. The bridge is a part of the City's Red Willow Trail System, located along a key pedestrian corridor in the central portion of the park system adjacent to the downtown core.
Network bridge condition assessments performed in 2019 identified the Children's Bridge as a candidate for RMR work. In 2025, the City retained an engineering consultant to undertake updated inspection, complete design, an...
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