Complex Peace Bridge project continues  May 22, 2014  The
digging for soil borings for a bridge seems like a routine
process, but that process is not so simple near the Peace
Bridge.   A barge is needed to allow for the necessary digging
for soil borings near the Peace Bridge. Credit Mike Desmond/wbfo
news  The barge with a giant crane on it is visible to thousands
of Thruway Niagara Section commuters this week. It's needed for
the soil borings that are part of an intricate process of
expansion.  To build the new ramps from the Peace Bridge Plaza
to the north and south-bound lanes of the Niagara Section, the
pedestrian bridge for the Riverwalk has to be removed and a new
pedestrian bridge built.  "If you consider the fact that the
pedestrian bridge is going to go over CSX and the Thruway, it's
a pretty long span," said DOT Program Manager Maria Lehman.  "We
need to get soil borings and get a profile of what it looks like
and because of the steepness there, you can't do it off the
shoulder of the Thruway, you'