Roadbuilding

Building the future
It is the largest and most ambitious construction project ever undertaken by the City of Calgary. The $1-billion-dollar budget, 8 km-long construction site snakes its way out of the downtown from the west, traversing elevated platforms 12 metres above the streetscape and 15-metre-deep tunnels below future Transit Oriented Development sites. Related projects include a major interchange and a new LEED Silver candidate high school, which will open its doors this fall to up to 1,800 students. When completed West LRT will carry more than 40,000 Calgarians per day between downtown and the western communities.
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Canada’s Widest Bridge
Metro Vancouver’s primary commuting and goods movement corridor – Highway 1, is undergoing a transformation with a long-awaited, substantial highway concession project now underway – the largest in B.C. history. At the centre of this project is a new 2,073 metre long Port Mann Bridge which will carry 10 lanes of traffic across the Fraser River.
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Moving People and Goods
Substantial population and economic growth combined with changing regional travel patterns and expanding trade has placed considerable pressure on the Metro Vancouver transportation system. Congestion on regional roads and highways continues to increase, with growing impacts to residents, communities, the environment and the economy.
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Recycling Roofs to Roads
Tear off asphalt shingle roofing now has a new lease on life in B.C. and Alberta. Recycling asphalt shingles known as RAS into road base has over a decade worth of history in the Eastern States. Although not a new process, in Western Canada it’s taken a little longer to “lift off” so to speak. Recycling tear off or deconstruction asphalt shingles is a process that allows this valuable resource to shine. Not only in its work in protecting people’s homes, this ground up RAS product can now pave ways to better-quality and less expensive roadways.
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A Golden Icon
The largest extra-dosed cable stayed bridge in Canada was completed one month ahead of schedule and on budget.Construction of the $1 billion Golden Ears Bridge began in summer 2006 and achieved substantial completion at the end of May with an opening ceremony on June 14. The P3 project, developed by TransLink, is the first major significant improvementto the Metro Vancouver road system in more than 20 years. Providing a vital new link between the communities north and south of the Fraser River, it is expected to improve travel times and promote economic activity.
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