Checking Out the New Algonquin College Bridge

A little over a year ago, we watched the installation of a pedestrian bridge over a busy street in our part of town. The event occurred overnight - to minimize traffic disruption. Dozens of people stood for hours watching the painstakingly slow installation... To be truthful, after a while, I left - before the installation was complete. (The slow, meticulous operation was a little - as they say - like watching paint dry...) But the next day, I was back and took some pictures in the daylight...


















Not long ago we heard that the bridge had opened to pedestrian traffic. It leads from the Algonquin College administration building, on the east side of Woodroofe Avenue to a new "Construction Excellence" building on the west side. Eventually there will be a large bus stop in the basement of the new building...


















As we walked across the campus...














...from one building to another - indoors,














....then stepped onto the new footbridge...














...I realized how much easier it will make crossing the campus in winter.














The new "Construction Excellence" building is very impressive...


















... with its glass elevators...


















...its wall of plants...














... small suspended study pods (with space for perhaps 6 people) that hang in the air in the foyer...














We walked outside to check out the bus stop, just outside the door. The indoor bus stop is not yet completed.