Preferred bidder selected for highway 407 East extension
March 28th, 2012
On March 21, 2012, Ontario’s ministry of transportation, along with Infrastructure Ontario, announced the selection of the preferred bidder for the highway 407 East extension. The contract is a design, build, finance, and maintain model, with the province acting as the operator of the new extension. The 407 East Development Group won the contract and consists [...]
Pre-cast Concrete Segment Dropped at Port Mann Construction Site
March 1st, 2012
A gantry that was moving a segment of pre-cast concrete into place experienced a malfunction at the Port Mann Bridge construction site. On February 10, 2012 the gantry crane malfunctioned and released a 90 tonne segment of concrete into the river below. One of the cranes supports was crushed and the gantry is now listing [...]
The Drummond Report: Recommendations for Transit and Transportation
February 16th, 2012
As much as the Drummond report explicitly outlines the transportation and transit challenges facing the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, it offers few actionable recommendations for improving the financial situation of these sectors. Yet, there are a number of useful comments, many of which infrastructure watchers are already well aware of. Importantly, Drummond highlights the [...]
Calgary Airport Tunnel
December 31st, 2011
$295 million 2012 Rank: 91 2011 Rank: New Sector: Highway Location: Calgary, Alberta Owner: City of Calgary Key Players: Project/Construction Manager: A joint venture of PCL, Parsons and Dufferin (construction managers) Funding: Public Description: The tunnel will run 650 metres under the runway of the Calgary International Airport and will extend Airport Trail from Barlow [...]
Extension of Road 167 to the Otish Mountains
December 31st, 2011
$332 million 2012 Rank: 82 2011 Rank: New Sector: Highway Location: Baie-James Area in the Nord-du-Québec Administrative Region, Quebec Owner: Province of Quebec, Ministère des Transports du Québec Key Players: Engineer: AECOM (consulting engineer); GENIVAR-AECOM Consortium (cost and delay control, quality control, maps, cartographic database, environment, civil works, geotechnics, structures); Project/Construction Manager: AECOM (project manager) [...]
Construction Begins on Windsor-Essex Parkway Project
August 24th, 2011
Construction has officially begun on the Windsor-Essex Parkway in Ontario. The 11 kilometre long extension to highway 401 is designed to reduce traffic in residential areas and provide improved access to the United States border. Windsor-Essex Mobility Group is the consortium selected by Infrastructure Ontario to undertake this design, build, finance and maintain project. The [...]
Province Cancels Planned Niagara to GTA Corridor Project
July 27th, 2011
The planned link between Niagara Falls and Hamilton, with connections to the 401 and 407 highways in Ontario, has been put on hold pending further analysis. Ministry of transportation spokesperson Kelly Baker said “we are not going to just assume we need to pave a mega highway through the escarpment.” Proponents of the project, including [...]
