Centerm Expansion Project

Rank 2024

NR

Image Credit: Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

Industry Sector: Transportation

Project Type: Port

Project Value: $454 million

Funding Source: Public

Federal Funding: $454 million

Province: British Columbia

City / Region: Vancouver

Estimated End Date of Substantial Completion: 2023

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is leading the Centerm Expansion Project to help meet increasing demand for containers shipped through the Port of Vancouver. It will increase container handling ability at Centerm Terminal by two-thirds, from 900,000 20-foot equivalent unit containers (TEUs) to 1.5 million TEUs. By increasing the terminal footprint by only 15 per cent and rearranging the terminal operations, the terminal will be able to handle a more than 60 per cent increase in containers.

In 2022 the Heatley Avenue overpass was demolished, part of the South Shore Access Project. The removal of the Heatley Avenue overpass was required to realign Centerm Terminal’s intermodal yard to the CP and CN rail yard, to make way for the re-alignment of Waterfront Road and to complete the project.

Demolition began in July 2021 with the removal of the DP World’s former operations centre at the foot of the Heatley Avenue overpass and continued in phases. The removal of the structure over the railways began in April 2022 and was completed in September 2022.

Project Owner: Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and DP World

Engineer: AECOM (Owner); Hatch/Moffat and Nichols (Contractor)

Contractor: Hatch; Moffat and Nichol; EXP; Mott Electric; PNR; Clearview; Hemmera; VIA

Project/Construction Manager: Centennial Expansion Partners (CXP), a joint-venture between Dragados Canada, Jacob Brothers Construction, and Fraser River Pile & Dredge Inc.

Other Key Players: WSP (proactive infrastructure consulting); AECOM; PBX Engineering; Charter PDI; Klohn Crippen Berger; RAM Engineering; Guidewire; Allman Safety

Legal: Dentons

2023 Rank: 95

2022 Rank: 96

2021 Rank: 92

2020 Rank: 93

2019 Rank: 91