265 Catherine St (Former Greyhound terminal) | 109.88/116.65/126.7m | 32/34/36s | Brigil | BDP Quadrangle

[jay2028]

If they get shovels in the ground within the next month or two, then I wouldn't have been so far off on breaking ground. Really excited to see this one go up!!!!!!

With this and Pickering Place its exciting times.

 

[DesignJunky]

Any news on this project? Brigil seems to be releasing lots of new proposals in Gatineau and Ottawa but crickets on when/if this is getting started?

 

[Dzingle Bells]

shoring should start this year at some point, there is still more site decontamination to be done.

 

[jay2028]

shoring should start this year at some point, there is still more site decontamination to be done.

Any idea when work on decontamination could start?

 

[Dzingle Bells]

Any idea when work on decontamination could start?

after shoring is installed. the remainder of the contaminated soil cant be removed until shoring is installed as it is too deep/close to the property line.

the perks of the site being an old bus station!

 

[hoggytime]

after shoring is installed. the remainder of the contaminated soil cant be removed until shoring is installed as it is too deep/close to the property line.

the perks of the site being an old bus station!

So it will just be a longer more complicated excavation. Makes sense. Are they only removing the contaminated materials under phase 1 first and leaving the rest, or will they remove then backfill the other phases until they are under construction?

 

[Dzingle Bells]

So it will just be a longer more complicated excavation. Makes sense. Are they only removing the contaminated materials under phase 1 first and leaving the rest, or will they remove then backfill the other phases until they are under construction?

the entire site (not just phase 1) must be remediated before any new construction starts.

and the entire site must be shored with watertight shoring before any mass excavation takes place. this is because of the high water table in this area. if the shoring was not watertight, the groundwater from adjacent properties would infiltrate the excavation and cause neighbouring properties to settle. there are multiple ongoing lawsuits related to this on nearby sites.

 

[J.OT13]

What's phase 1?

 

[urbottawa]

What's phase 1?

East tower

 

[DesignJunky]

the entire site (not just phase 1) must be remediated before any new construction starts.

and the entire site must be shored with watertight shoring before any mass excavation takes place. this is because of the high water table in this area. if the shoring was not watertight, the groundwater from adjacent properties would infiltrate the excavation and cause neighbouring properties to settle. there are multiple ongoing lawsuits related to this on nearby sites.

thanks for the detailed update