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February 1, 2012

Structal-Bridges inks $12-million agreement with Archer Western for lift bridge

Canam Group Inc. of Quebec City announced its Structal-Bridges division has been awarded a contract by Archer Western Contractors of truss spans and towers for the Memorial Bridge over the Piscataqua River between Kittery, Maine, and Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The structure is a lift bridge on U.S. Highway 1.

January 20, 2012

Bolton, Ontario Sneath Road Bridge rehabilitation project required careful work

When compared to the numerous multi-million dollar construction projects currently underway in Ontario the $230,000-restoration of the historic Sneath Road Bridge in Bolton might be considered somewhat minor.

January 5, 2012

Late season paving is an avoidable reality for road construction

Late season paving is going to occur in road construction despite precautions which should be taken to avoid it, members of the Ontario Hot Mix Producers Association (OHMPA) were told at the association’s recent annual conference.

January 4, 2012

Shift to warm mix paving in road construction continues

An international, provincial, and local perspective on the growing use of warm mix asphalt (WMA) in road construction was presented to the members of the Ontario Hot Mix Producers Association at the their recent annual conference.

January 3, 2012

New tunnel solution to connect the city’s south shore with the island of Montreal

A recent closure of a Montreal area tunnel has renewed the call for a new tunnel to connect the city’s south shore with the Island of Montreal.

January 3, 2012

Hot on hot paving not so hot yet in Ontario but outlook is promising

Hot on hot paving may be on the brink of a major breakthrough in this province judging by the comments from a joint presentation at the recent Ontario Hot Mix Producers Association’s annual conference.

December 20, 2011

Eastern Construction works on West Don Lands stormwater system for Waterfront Toronto

A $30-million project managed by Eastern Construction designed to control stormwater without disturbing the impacted soils in a former industrial area of east end Toronto is breaking ground both literally and figuratively. The project partners, which include Waterfront Toronto, are describing the system as the first of its kind because the plant will specifically treat stormwater as opposed to combined sewer systems with storm water overflows.

December 16, 2011

Contractors start excavation for Windsor, Ontario highway extension

Work has started in earnest on the 11-kilometre Windsor-Essex Parkway highway, which will extend Highway 401 through Windsor, Ontario to the international border with the United States on the Detroit River in Michigan. Parkway Infrastructure Constructors (PIC) is the joint venture overseeing design and construction.

December 16, 2011

Ontario Hot Mix Producers Association Trillium Awards recognizes asphalt plant operators

Representatives for this province’s “best of the best” hot mix asphalt plant operations took centre stage at the recent Ontario Hot Mix Producers Association’s (OHMPA) fall seminar when they received the association’s 2011 Trillium Awards. Recipients this year included Miller Paving and Coco Paving.

November 24, 2011

RFP closes for Ontario Highway 407 East project

The request for proposals (RFP) stage has closed for short-listed bidders to submit proposals to design, build, finance and maintain phase one of the new Highway 407 East project.

February 26, 2010

Major upgrade planned for downtown artery in Kitchener

The Regional Municipality of Waterloo is finalizing plans to widen and upgrade one of Kitchener’s major downtown arteries, Weber Street.

February 26, 2010

Queen Elizabeth Way widening a large, complex project

Not only is it the most expensive and largest conventionally tendered project by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO), the $153-million widening of the Queen Elizabeth Way in St. Catharines, Ont. may also be one of its most challenging.

February 26, 2010

MTO likes seven-year pavement warranty program

The Ministry of Transportation Ontario says its seven-year pavement warranty program — the only program of its kind in North America — will provide an ongoing model for future paving contracts.

February 26, 2010

Environment Canada mandates cleaner diesel engines for non-road construction vehicles

An interim order issued by Environment Canada in December 2010 permits the import of non-road vehicles outfitted with cleaner Interim Tier 4 (IT4) diesel engines.

February 26, 2010

Challenging repairs on seven kilometre stretch of Forks of the Credit Road in Caledon, Ontario

The challenges of reconstructing and stabilizing the Forks of the Credit Road in Caledon are almost as awe-inspiring as the scenery.

February 26, 2010

EZ Street Canada develops asphalt mix for use in extreme cold

Hot mix is often the asphalt of choice for paving projects, but EZ Street Canada is aiming to take a bite out of the market with a cold asphalt paving mix that can be applied without heating at temperatures ranging from minus 18C to 38C.

February 26, 2010

Highway 69 expansion hits an environmental roadblock

The Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling on a British Columbia mine has roadblocked the widening of Ontario’s Highway 69.

February 26, 2010

Detroit’s Bagley Street pedestrian bridge uses unique cable-stayed design

Detroit’s signature Bagley Street pedestrian bridge for years was an under-the-radar project that, when completed, took local residents and motorists by surprise.

February 26, 2010

University labs look at pulling solar heat from asphalt roads

A team of scientists from three universities — University of Rhode Island, Brown University in Providence Rhode Island and the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth — have a short list of four ideas ranging from simple to complex to harvest solar power from asphalt.

February 26, 2010

Truck-mounted laser finds, maps and assesses road condition

A new tool to help engineers make decisions about resurfacing or replacing roads is coming to Ontario this summer.

February 26, 2010

Oshawa mayor fights to speed up highway 407 eastward extension

A campaign to extend Highway 407 from Brock Road in Pickering to Highways 35/115 in one continuous phase continues to snowball, says Oshawa Mayor John Henry.

February 26, 2010

Bridge work kicks off Windsor-Essex Parkway

Initial construction of the Windsor-Essex Parkway has been completed, with Windsor’s Facca Construction Inc. wrapping up bridge and noise barrier work on the $15.5-million contract in January.

February 26, 2010

First overhead animal crossing planned for Highway 69 widening

A wildlife bridge set for Highway 69 will save both humans and animals and is the first of its kind in Ontario.

February 26, 2010

Edmonton to deal with ‘bumper crop’ of potholes

The City of Edmonton is busy fixing potholes and expects to do more repairs in 2011 than in other years.