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New Bridge for the Saint Lawrence Corridor Project
SNC-Lavalin
The new Champlain Bridge over the St. Lawrence River comprises 2044 m long west approach, a 528 m long cable-stayed section and 762 m long east approach. The Signature on the Saint-Lawrence Group (SSLC)…
Tsleil-Waututh Administration and Health Centre
Fast+Epp
The architect developed a captivating wave-like roof design and challenged Fast + Epp to provide a main gathering space free of vertical supports, was aesthetically pleasing, and could maximize the sunlight entering the building. Finally, there was desire from the client…
Dawson City Water Treatment Plant
Associated Engineering
Dawson City provides residents with drinking water from four wells situated nearby the confluence of the Yukon and Klondike Rivers. The City’s aging water treatment plant did not meet the Guidelines for Canadian Drinking Water Quality for well water…
A Balancing Act – Bringing the Bayonne Bridge into the modern age
McElhanney
By the new millennium, the size of modern shipping vessels was only increasing, and the 151ft (46m) clearance height of the Bayonne Bridge became a significant bottleneck to access for the busiest port district on the Eastern Seaboard. The bridge, constructed in 1931, spans the Kill Van Kull strait connecting Staten Island, New York, with Bayonne, New Jersey…
LNGC Offsite Habitat Offsets – Anderson Creek Fishway
McElhanney
Kitimat is the Pacific terminus for LNG Canada’s proposed export pipeline. One of the environmental conditions required for Federal approval was to restore access for migrating pink and coho salmon to spawning grounds in Anderson Creek which had not been available to the fish for more than 65 years…
A Tight Squeeze – Comox Valley Watermain Leak Drama
McElhanney
Less than four months before the beginning of peak water demand season, the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) discovered a massive leak in the 900mm diameter steel transmission main providing 83% of its water. CVRD’s ability to provide drinking water…
Transportation Trade Network Analysis Study
Parsons
Parsons was the prime consultant and technical lead for the Transportation Trade Network Analysis Study (TTN), undertaken from 2016 to 2019. TTN was a BC-wide comprehensive multi-modal goods movement study…
Charter Telecom Headquarters Passive Building
Morrison Hershfield
Charter Telecom’s new national headquarters in Langford, BC, demonstrates how non-residential projects can apply Passive House principles to optimize occupant comfort and increase building resilience while lowering maintenance and operational costs…
North Thompson Emergency Water Intake
WSP
Potable water supply for the entire City of Kamloops had always relied on a single raw water supply intake located in the South Thompson River. The City was extremely concerned that they were vulnerable to a city-wide loss of water supply in the…
Design of the Replacement and Repairs of the White Rock Pier
Westmar Advisors
In late December of 2018, a powerful storm swept over British Columbia’s Lower Mainland. The City of White Rock (the City) was particularly hard-hit and suffered extensive damage to its waterfront, including the iconic White Rock Pier…
Qualicum Beach Waterfront – Beach Creek Estuary Enhancement
SNC-Lavalin
The Town of Qualicum Beach has developed a comprehensive Waterfront Master Plan (WMP) that will help the town achieve a long-term goal of environmental, economic, social, and cultural sustainability…
Integrated Provincial Flood and Steep Creek Assessments
BGC Engineering
Mountainous regions and valleys of British Columbia suffer from damaging floods, debris floods (a flood with very high sediment transport) and debris flows (a liquid landslide) that often result in property damage, sometimes in loss of life and frequently in the interruption of crucial transportation corridors…
Urban Stream Rehabilitation – When the Toolbox Doesn’t Apply
AECOM
Like many major urban streams, Bowker Creek in the District of Saanich is partially contained within pipes and culverts with numerous open stream stretches confined within banks to accommodate residential and commercial development…
Seymour River Suspension Bridge
Associated Engineering
A rockslide in 2014 caused the flooding of the Fisherman’s Trail network, and overtopping of Twin Bridge further upstream. Due to safety concerns, this section of the popular trail had to be closed, and the bridge removed – disrupting local trail users…
Automated Avalanche Detection System
PBX Engineering
Bear Pass is a 62 km stretch of Highway 37A connecting the District of Stewart and Canada’s northernmost ice-free port
with the rest of BC. The corridor is highly susceptible to frequent avalanche activity, causing significant traffic delays due to
highway closures…
Alex Fraser Bridge Improvement Project
Binnie
The Alex Fraser Bridge (AFB) is a critical commuter and goods movement road network crossing the Fraser River. With more than 120, 000 vehicles using the bridge daily, congestion was a growing problem, where road users were experiencing excessive delays and queues more than three kilometers long during rush hour…
BCIT North Campus Infrastructure Renewal
Stantec
The British Columbia Institute of Technology (“BCIT”) North Campus Infrastructure project initially began as an upgrade to the school’s electrical infrastructure, with key unit substations approaching the end of their expected useful life. BCIT engaged Stantec to replace the 11 substations and related infrastructure, along with…
BCIT North Campus Infrastructure Project
Binnie
A 2015 conditions assessment report informed the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) that the Receiving Power Substation, located on the north end of their Burnaby Campus, and its associated electrical infrastructure including unit substations were all at the end of their…
BCRTC Vehicle Storage Facility Expansion – OMC 3A Project
SNC-Lavalin
As part of the Evergreen Extension completed in 2016, SNC-Lavalin designed and built the existing Vehicle Storage Facility (VSF) in Coquitlam, British Columbia. To assist our client, TransLink, to meet its objectives to address the…
Bear Creek Intake Tower Removal
Klohn Crippen Berger
The Bear Creek Dam Reservoir is the upstream storage reservoir for the Jordan River Project on Vancouver Island. Constructed in the 1970s, the Bear Creek Reservoir was designed as an as-needed water supply for the downstream Jordan River Diversion Dam…
Bowker Creek Daylighting Feasibility Study
ISL Engineering
Bowker Creek is an urban creek that travels through the University of Victoria campus, Saanich and Victoria before merging with the ocean through Oak Bay. Over time, much of the creek has been hidden underground in a series of storm sewers to accommodate urban development…
Commercial-Broadway Station Upgrade
AECOM
From complex structural design to being Canada’s first dual platform transit station, the Commercial-Broadway upgrade project represented a number of engineering firsts for TransLink and a significant investment in Metro Vancouver’s busiest transit hub…
Highway 407 East Phase 2
Klohn Crippen Berger
In 2015, Blackbird Infrastructure 407 General Partnership signed a $1.2 billion contract with Infrastructure Ontario to design, build, finance, and maintain the Highway 407 East Phase 2 Project. The project extends Highway 407 to the east approximately 22 kilometres, from Harmony Road in Oshawa to Highway 35/115…
Lois Lake Dam Structural Evaluation
Klohn Crippen Berger
Lois Lake Dam is a 59 m high double curvature arch dam with a crest length of 200 m and a thrust block supporting its right abutment. A gated intake is at the base of the dam’s body and its gate hoist steel tower is supported on the crest. A structurally independent spillway with six radial gates is on the right bank…
Metro Vancouver Waste-to-Energy Facility
HDR
Metro Vancouver is responsible for the long-term planning for sustainable waste management, including reducing waste, improving reuse and increasing recycling. Metro Vancouver is among the most successful jurisdictions in North America in reducing…
Newton Town Centre Bus Lanes and Intersection Improvements
ISL Engineering
The (1.6 km) stretch of the King Boulevard between 64 Avenue and Hall Road near the Newton Town Centre is a significant north/south transportation corridor in the City of Surrey. The six-lane roadway was mainly dominated by car-centric traffic, with little pedestrian accessibility, and limited convenience of transit travel.
RapidBus in Rapid Time
WSP
TransLink’s RapidBus program is delivering a package of transit enhancements and customer amenity upgrades that supports bus speed and reliability and an improved experience on TransLink’s busiest bus routes. The RapidBus project consists of more than 60 km of bus priority infrastructure and over 120 upgraded bus stops across 10 communities in the Metro Vancouver region…
Reference Guide on Output Specifications for Quality Infrastructure
Mott MacDonald
The Global Infrastructure Hub (a G20 initiative) identified an opportunity to help governments and public-sector asset managers to improve the quality of infrastructure…
Regina Bypass Project
Parsons
The Regina Bypass Project was developed to satisfy several strategic objectives, including supporting the sustained population and job growth within Saskatchewan in general, and the Regina area specifically…
SFU Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering Program Building
WSP and Morrison Hershfield
The new SE3P building at Simon Fraser University welcomed its first students in September 2019. This modern and distinctive facility was purpose- built to house Western Canada’s first accredited undergraduate sustainable…
SHRP 2 Solutions – Service Life Design for Bridges
COWI
The second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP2) aims to provide a comprehensive set of products, procedures, and best practices to help the transportation community enhance the productivity, efficiency, safety…
Skins Lake Spillway Plunge Pool Remediation
Klohn Crippen Berger
The Nechako Reservoir was created in 1953 to supply water to the 896 MW Kemano Hydroelectric Generating Station, which provides power to Rio Tinto’s aluminum smelter at Kitimat. The Skins Lake Spillway is located approximately 200 km west of Prince George, British Columbia.
Stantec Tower
Stantec
What do the Metropolitan Life Tower, the Empire State Building, and the Burj Khalifa have in common? They have all been—at one point in time—the tallest tower in the world. Civilizations have long reveled at the skyline, racing up and up. Stantec Tower was a chance for our team to touch the stars. We wanted to…
Scour Protection at the South Surrey Interceptor
Northwest Hydraulic Consultants
Metro Vancouver’s South Surrey Interceptor (SSI) sewer line crosses the navigation channel of the Fraser River immediately downstream of Alex Fraser Bridge. Over the past 35 years, a scour hole downstream of the SSI deepened
Wharf / Humboldt Street AAA Bike Lanes
Parsons
The objective of the Wharf/Humboldt All Ages and Abilities (AAA) Bike Lanes project was to improve safety and reduce the risks of the most vulnerable road users along the corridor with complete street enhancements to encourage more cycling, walking, and transit trips…
YVR East Apron VI Remote Stands
Hatch
Higher-than-anticipated growth in passenger volumes at Vancouver International Airport resulted in the need to expedite the transborder facility expansion and to provide additional aircraft parking capacity for Remote Stand Operations.
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