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Transportation
Vancouver subway expansion moving forward
The request for qualifications (RFQ) has been released on BC Bid and will close in April 2019.
NWT moving ahead with new all-season road
The $411.8 million P3 contract was signed with North Star Infrastructure which includes design-build partners: Kiewit, Hatch, and Thurber Engineering.
BC selects teams to bid for highway upgrades in Delta
The Province anticipates awarding the contract in fall 2019, with completion scheduled for 2023
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Calgary’s Green Line LRT gets green light
A funding agreement has been signed that officially gives the green light to begin construction on Stage 1 of Calgary’s new Green Line LRT. The City of Calgary has already begun preparing the land that’s been set aside for the…
Nova Scotia using P3 process: prequalifies three bids for highway twinning project
While the province is using a P3 approach for Highway 104, it is not considering the implementation of any tolls to finance the project.
PEI commits $2.5M to new bridge
A new taller, more modern, bridge will be built in North Lake Harbour to improve clearance for boat traffic and provide better access to facilities in the area.
New Brunswick developing strategy to preserve covered bridges
New Brunswick-based engineering company Timber Restoration Services has been contracted to conduct detailed inspections of five covered bridges in the southern part of the province.
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Stantec-designed Bus Rapid Transit corridor opens in Calgary
The MAX Purple corridor, one of three new MAX BRT lines in the city, has transformed over 3 km of 17 Avenue SE.
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Alternatives to grade separation for railway crossings
With over 20,000 at-grade railway crossings across Canada, making all railway tracks cross in a grade-separated manner is not economically viable.
New Montreal bridge officially named: Samuel De Champlain Bridge
With the structure essentially complete, the government promises the bridge will open no later than June 30, 2019.
SNC-Lavalin awarded Florida bridge construction engineering and inspection contract
The firm’s Atkins business has been selected as prime consultant under a US$36 million contract for the new eight-lane Howard Frankland Bridge in Tampa.
Waterloo Region previews new LRT documentary
The documentary will showcase the Region’s decision to build light rail transit and the transformative impact the project has had on its community.
BlackBerry offering up secure Smart City transportation solution
The company’s first project using its new security credential management system service will be in partnership with Invest Ottawa, who will leverage it within a secure 16-km road autonomous vehicle test track that resembles a miniature city.
Concordia University Study: smarter ways for cities to approach mass transit issues
Concordia researcher Anjali Awasthi shows that ranking projects according to certain criteria can guide municipalities considering new sustainability projects.
Canadian transit industry increased national ridership in 2017
Last year saw a 1.5% increase in Canadian transit trips over the previous year, about 30 million additional passenger trips.
Ontario commits $5.7M to winter roads in the Far North
Weather permitting, the winter roads network is open from around mid-January until the spring thaw.
City of Toronto announces new Transit Expansion Office
The city is seeking an executive director for the new office that will play a role in providing end-to-end oversight of transit expansion projects as they advance through the project lifecycle.
Feds commit to rail line to Churchill, MB running by end of November
In September, the Government of Canada announced an investment of $117 million to support the acquisition and repair of Churchill rail line.
Province pitches in for Edmonton’s LRT extension
Alberta is investing $1 billion, or 40%, of the city’s expected $2.6-billion Valley Line West LRT expansion cost as well as $131 million of the $328-million Metro Line expansion project.
New Mimico GO Transit Station closer to reality
Allowing developers to build above transit stations in exchange for constructing new station facilities reduces the cost of transit expansion projects.
Champlain Bridge opening delayed until Spring 2019
The main structure of the bridge will be complete by December 21st, but some important weather-dependent permanent work, including waterproofing and paving, is unlikely to commence until early spring.
Governments investing $3.6M in northern highway research
The Feds along with the Government of Yukon are investing in two climate change adaptation research projects, one to study the effectiveness of thermosyphons and another to monitor changing highway conditions.
Yukon plans the future of the Dawson City ice bridge
The Yukon River in Dawson City has not frozen over for the past two winters, and last January spray technology was used in an attempt to induce ice formation but was unsuccessful.
Saskatoon Celebrates Two Bridge Openings
The three orders of government funded the $238.8 million Bridging to Tomorrow Project which included the new Chief Mistawasis Bridge and the revamped Traffic Bridge.
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Gordie Howe Bridge project valued at $5.7B
Bridging North America has presented a 74-month construction schedule to complete the four components of the project with the bridge expected to be in service by the end of 2024.
RoboSense launches intelligent autonomous driving LiDAR system
The RS-IPLS Intelligent Perception LiDAR system is the first hardware and software algorithm based solution for the mass production of safer autonomous cars.
Vancouver Transit secures $3B in Government Funding
The Broadway Subway project with 5km of underground travel and the 10.5km Surrey LRT project will now move forward to the procurement stages.
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Accessibility Along the Trillium Line
Meeting and exceeding established codes for barrier-free access to Ottawa’s transit system.
Wood wins Metrolinx contract to expand commuter rail to Niagara Region
Weekday rail service to the Niagara Region is anticipated in 2021, with service to Niagara Falls by 2023.
Details released on the state of Canadian Infrastructure: roads, bridges, tunnels
Statistical information on national infrastructure assets will be released throughout the fall of 2018 and will provide baselines for comparing assets over time.
