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September 6, 2010

Construction underway on overdue sewer project in Smithers, British Columbia

The South Trunk Sewer Project has been on the Town of Smithers ‘need to do’ list since the 1960s.

September 6, 2010

Manitoba invests in Winnipeg road improvements

The Manitoba government is investing about $38.1 million to improve roads and bike paths in Winnipeg this year.

September 6, 2010

Columbia Bitulithic resurfaces Canada Way in Burnaby, British Columbia

Construction crews with Columbia Bitulithic Ltd. recently took full advantage of some nice weather in the Lower Mainland to resurface much of Canada Way and some connecting streets in Burnaby.

September 6, 2010

Crane falls into Saskatchewan lake, forcing bridge closure

A bridge in southwest Saskatchewan has been repaired and re-opened to traffic, after it partially collapsed under the weight of a construction crane that is being used to rebuild the structure.

September 6, 2010

Construction and engineering mergers increase: Report

Construction and engineering companies globally continued to grow through acquisition in the second quarter of 2010 but though there were more deals, their overall value declined, a PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) report says.

September 1, 2010

Saskatoon bridge closed indefinitely over structural concerns

Saskatoon’s Traffic Bridge, opened in 1907, was closed indefinitely by the city on Aug. 24 after an inspection by city engineers revealed that corrosion to the bridge’s steel trusses threatened to bring the bridge down under its own weight.

September 1, 2010

Saskatoon man pulled from hole at construction site

A 25-year-old man was safely pulled out of a two metre-deep hole on the Circle Drive construction site in Saskatoon.

September 1, 2010

Saskatchewan bridge collapses, causing crane to topple

A crane operator was forced to jump to safety after a bridge in southwest Saskatchewan partially collapsed.

September 1, 2010

City of Regina project turns up all sorts of surprises

Work on first phase of Regina’s City Square project slowed down somewhat this summer after unexpected underground discoveries knocked the downtown revitalization project off pace.

August 30, 2010

Construction workers in Edmonton discover dinosaur bones

A construction site in Edmonton is the centre of a significant paleontological study after a worker on a sewage tunnel project uncovered a dinosaur tooth.

August 30, 2010

Roadbuilders wary of electronic on-board recorders on trucks

In the wake of new U.S. trucking rules mandating the use of electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs) to log driver hours, similar Canadian regulations may not be far behind.

August 25, 2010

21 British Columbia highway construction projects get green light

Twenty-one new highway projects worth $42 million will get underway in B.C. this construction season.

August 25, 2010

Canadian Construction Association meets with U.S., Mexican counterparts

When senior officials from the Canadian Construction Association (CCA) met recently with their counterparts from the United States and Mexico, there was no formal agenda for the day and one-half event.

August 23, 2010

Fraser Transportation Group awarded South Fraser Perimeter Road contract

The B.C. government has signed a major public private partnership (P3) agreement to build a road south of the Fraser River in Delta and Surrey.

August 23, 2010

Ontario rolls out GreenPave system for pilot projects

A points-based rating system called GreenPave for environmentally-friendly elements of road paving design is being developed by Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation (MTO).

August 18, 2010

Vancouver police officer struck by car in construction zone

A Vancouver Police officer was taken to hospital after being hit by a car, while operating a radar speed trap, in a construction zone on Highway 99 in Richmond, B.C.

August 18, 2010

U.S. roadbuilding program takes cues from LEED

There’s a roadbuilding project under way in central Oregon that looks like so many others in recent years — creating a four-lane separated highway with a grassy median and wildlife underpasses from a four-lane road without separation.

August 16, 2010

Bridge and underpass project to relieve bottleneck at Port Metro Vancouver

Port Metro Vancouver has started construction of a new railway bridge and underpass to relieve a transportation bottleneck and upgrade infrastructure at port facilities in North Vancouver.

August 16, 2010

Retractable roof rises over BC Place Stadium

The new roof on BC Place stadium is taking shape on Vancouver’s skyline.

August 11, 2010

WF Botkin Construction resumes work on Highway 1 near Regina

Work is underway once again at the intersection of Highway 1 and Lewvan Drive on the $34-million interchange in southwest Regina.

August 11, 2010

Busy bridge in Hamilton replaced in only 51 hours

Dufferin Construction Co. replaced the Aberdeen Avenue Bridge over Highway 403 in Hamilton, Ont. in just 51 hours over the civic holiday weekend.

August 11, 2010

Crown land freed up for construction in Fort McMurray, Alberta

Two large parcels of Crown land are being put up for sale in Fort McMurray due to a severe shortage of vacant property for commercial and industrial development.

August 9, 2010

Electronic bonding slow to catch on in Canadian construction market

The Canadian construction industry has been preparing for electronic bonding, or e-bonding, for much of the past decade.

August 9, 2010

Parking garage collapses in Windsor, Ontario

A 42-year-old Windsor Ontario parking garage collapsed last month. Excess loading from a 22,000 pounds boom truck is suspected to have contributed to the collapse, as well an extra layer of asphalt that was applied at some point in the past, which had weakened it.

August 9, 2010

New program trains older workers to re-enter Saskatchewan’s construction workforce

A new program is training older workers and retirees to help fill the gap in Saskatchewan’s tight construction labour market.

August 9, 2010

Car speeding through Metro Vancouver construction zone kills driver, two passengers

The RCMP are investigating a high-speed car crash in a construction zone on the Highway 1 project east of Vancouver, B.C., which caused the death of three people.

August 4, 2010

Calgary asphalt plant goes up in flames

Forensic and structural engineers are investigating the cause of an asphalt plant fire in northwest Calgary, as the process of rebuilding the facility begins.

August 4, 2010

Port Mann Bridge project is one-third complete

The pre-cast bridge sections that were recently installed on the new Port Mann Bridge were also used by the government to recognize the whole bridge and Highway 1 improvement project is one-third complete.

August 4, 2010

Utilities, water projects top list of U.S. engineering prospects

Before putting the finishing touches on a recent presentation on trends in the U.S. market, PSMJ Resources Inc. consultant Ken Tichacek picked up the phone and called the firm’s Atlanta-based research director.

August 4, 2010

Work begins on Deerfoot Trail improvements in Calgary

Work has begun on improvements to an 8.6-kilometre stretch of Deerfoot Trail in Calgary. The project involves paving the southbound lanes of the road from the north Calgary city limits to McKnight Boulevard.

August 4, 2010

Port Mann Bridge construction lowers speed limit

B.C. drivers on Highway 1 between Vancouver and Langley will have to slow down to avoid breaking the new speed limit for the construction of a wider freeway, upgraded interchanges and new Port Mann Bridge.

August 4, 2010

Vancouver Regional Construction Association announces Silver Award winners

The judges have spoken and the Silver Award winners for the Vancouver Regional Construction Association’s (VRCA) annual Awards of Excellence have been announced.