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Federation of Canadian Municipalities List of 2009 ‘Shovel Ready’ Municipal Infrastructure Projects
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British Columbia
| Estimated Project Cost |
Est. Jobs Created |
|
|---|---|---|
| City of Campbell River Pop: 29,572 | ||
| Category: Public Transit | ||
| Construction of New Transit Interchange | $400,000 | 5 |
| City of Kamloops Pop: 80,376 | ||
| Category: Public Transit | ||
| New Transit Facility | $12,000,000 | 137 |
| Category: Roads and bridges | ||
| Arterial Road Rehabilitation | $1,200,000 | 14 |
| Local Roads Overlays | $500,000 | 6 |
| Rural Road Upgrading | $75,000 | 1 |
| Collector Road Rehab | $650,000 | 7 |
| Local Roads Rehab | $850,000 | 10 |
| Lane Paving | $200,000 | 2 |
| Category: Water and wastewater | ||
| Storm Drainage Rehab | $130,000 | 1 |
| Drainage Rock Pit Upgrading | $100,000 | 1 |
| Water main Rehab. In conjunction with Roads | $575,000 | 7 |
| Category: Buildings | ||
| Roof water stations Rehab | $100,000 | 1 |
| Category: Water and wastewater | ||
| Water electrical/transformers Rehab | $400,000 | 5 |
| Sewer main Rehab | $100,000 | 1 |
| Sewer electrical Rehab | $100,000 | 1 |
| Category: Buildings | ||
| ISC Arena ceiling and stairs Rehab | $255,000 | 3 |
| SC Arena roof repairs | $280,000 | 3 |
| City of Kelowna Pop: 106,707 | ||
| Category: Public Transit | ||
| Bus Rapid Transit Project | $25,000,000 | 285 |
| Expansion of Existing Transit Facility | $7,000,000 | 80 |
| City of Prince Rupert Pop: 12,815 | ||
| Category: Solid Waste | ||
| Landfill Development | $600,000 | 7 |
| Category: Water and wastewater | ||
| Hays Creek Sewer Project – Current BCF Application | $4,000,000 | 46 |
| Category: Roads and bridges | ||
| Residential Paving Program | $650,000 | 7 |
| City of Surrey Pop: 394,976 | ||
| Category: Water and wastewater | ||
| Bridgeview Area Sewer Replacement | $5,000,000 | 57 |
| Water Meter Installations | $4,000,000 | 46 |
| Fraser River Dyking/ Flood Protection | $7,250,000 | 83 |
| Robson Ravine Diversion Sewer | $4,000,000 | 46 |
| Robson Park Storm water Management System | $5,500,000 | 63 |
| Category: Roads and bridges | ||
| 160 Street Improvements, from 96 Avenue to 103 Avenue (1.4 km) | $11,250,000 | 128 |
| 96 Avenue Improvements, from 168 Street to 176 Street (1.6 km) | $12,000,000 | 137 |
| Fraser Highway - Serpentine River Bridge | $3,000,000 | 34 |
| 84 Avenue Improvements, from 136 Street to 140 Street (0.8 km) | $6,200,000 | 71 |
| 96 Avenue Improvements 152 Street to 160 Street | $12,000,000 | 137 |
| 32 Avenue Improvements from 160 Street to 168 Street | $9,500,000 | 108 |
| 152 Street/32 Ave/Hwy 99 Interchange | $8,000,000 | 91 |
| 24 Avenue/ Hwy 99 Interchange | $5,000,000 | 57 |
| King George Highway Improvement from Colebrook Road to Highway 99 | $25,000,000 | 285 |
| Pavement Rehabilitation | $13,500,000 | 154 |
| City Centre Ring Road | $9,000,000 | 103 |
| 128 Street from 109 Avenue to King George Highway | $18,000,000 | 205 |
| Category: Buildings | ||
| Kensington Prairie Community Centre renovations | $1,600,000 | 18 |
| Construct an RCMP detachment building to serve North Surrey | $20,000,000 | 228 |
| City of Vancouver | ||
| Category: Water and Sewer | ||
| Trout Lake Stormwater Project | $9,000,000 | 103 |
| Upper Trout Lake East Sewer Separation | $10,000,000 | 114 |
| Upper Trout Lake West Sewer Separation | $10,000,000 | 114 |
| North Balaclava Sewer Separation | $9,900,000 | 113 |
| Greening of the English Bay Interceptor | $5,000,000 | 57 |
| Hastings Pond Area Sewer Separation | $11,000,000 | 126 |
| Upper Grandview-Woodlands Area Separation | $8,500,000 | 97 |
| Pressure Regulating Valve (PRV) Replacement Program – 4 locations | $2,000,000 | 23 |
| Contracted Distribution Main Replacement | $2,500,000 | 29 |
| Structural Lining Project | $2,000,000 | 23 |
| Park Sewer Upgrades | $1,200,000 | 14 |
| Category: Road Rehabilitation | ||
| Granville Bridge Strengthening | $5,500,000 | 63 |
| Grandview Viaduct Rehabilitation | $5,000,000 | 57 |
| Lakewood and Nanaimo Street Bridges - Shear Upgrades | $1,500,000 | 17 |
| Disability Access to Streets and Sidewalks: Curb Ramps | $2,000,000 | 23 |
| Bute Street Greenway | $2,600,000 | 30 |
| North Arm Trail Greenway (59th Avenue) | $3,000,000 | 34 |
| Stanley,Queen Elizabeth Park Roads | $6,000,000 | 68 |
| Category: Buildings | ||
| Police Property Office and Forensic Storage Facility | $30,300,000 | 346 |
| Fire Hall #15 Replacement | $6,100,000 | 70 |
| Urban Search and Rescue Facility | $12,000,000 | 137 |
| Building Rehabilitation Program | $8,000,000 | 91 |
| Granville Residence (COV) | $40,000 | 0 |
| Old Continental Residence (COV) | $184,800 | 2 |
| Barclay Heritage Square (VPHC) | $140,000 | 2 |
| Category: Public Housing | ||
| Affordable Housing Program | $60,000,000 | 685 |
| Affordable/Social/Supportive Housing | $210,000,000 | 2,397 |
| Affordable Housing Program | $4,000,000 | 46 |
| City of Vernon Pop: 35,944 | ||
| Category: Public Transit | ||
| New Transit Facility | $10,000,000 | 114 |
| City of Victoria Pop: 78,057 | ||
| Category: Public Transit | ||
| Bus Stop Improvement Program | $4,270,000 | 49 |
| District Municipality of Saanich Pop: 108,265 | ||
| Category: Roads and bridges | ||
| Admirals Bridge | $3,000,000 | 34 |
| Wilkinson/Interurban intersection | $4,200,000 | 48 |
| Admirals road south of bridge | $3,300,000 | 38 |
| Mt Douglas Shoreline Restoration Stage I | $4,500,000 | 51 |
| Category: Water and wastewater | ||
| Rithet Reservoir Seismic | $5,000,000 | 57 |
| Category: Buildings | ||
| Mckenzie Avenue Public works facility (fire and safety code Rehab) | $1,000,000 | 11 |
| Category: Water and wastewater | ||
| Shelbourne Sewer replacement | $1,000,000 | 11 |
| Portage inlet Sewer Lift stations replacement | $2,000,000 | 23 |
| Stave Drain Replacement | $1,900,000 | 22 |
| District of Maple Ridge Pop: 68,949 | ||
| Category: Water and wastewater | ||
| Creek Crossing Replacement (Kanaka Cr S of Lougheed) | $220,000 | 3 |
| Main Replacement (125 Ave - 241 St - Ansell) | $410,000 | 5 |
| Main Replacement (Dewdney Trunk - Laity - 216 St) | $400,000 | 5 |
| Pressure Reducing Valve 236 S of 132 | $180,000 | 2 |
| Reservoir Twinning - 263rd | $1,500,000 | 17 |
| Sewer Extension to Corrections Part A | $1,000,000 | 11 |
| Category: Roads and bridges | ||
| 119 Ave (226 - 227) Highway | $485,000 | 6 |
| 132 Ave (203 - Neaves) Resurface | $442,800 | 5 |
| 203 St @ Lougheed Intersection Upgrade | $50,000 | 1 |
| 232 N Alouette Bridge replacement | $1,500,000 | 17 |
| 232 St (116 St - Slager) LTC 2823 | $2,031,786 | 23 |
| 232 St (S Alouette - Abernethy) Phase 1 | $1,000,000 | 11 |
| 232 St @ 128 Signal | $250,000 | 3 |
| 240 St @ Kanaka Creek (Bridge) | $8,106,657 | 93 |
| Abernethy Way (210 - 500M E Blackstock) | $3,297,101 | 38 |
| Bikeway Program - 2009 | $100,000 | 1 |
| Cottonwood Dr (118 - 119) Highway | $606,000 | 7 |
| Creek Crossing (104 Ave by 245 St) | $1,250,000 | 14 |
| Cycling Corridors (210 St, 128-Old Dewdney Trunk) | $200,000 | 2 |
| Cycling Corridors (Lougheed & 210 St) | $250,000 | 3 |
| Dewdney Trunk @ 256 St Upgrade Phases 1 & 2 | $387,500 | 4 |
| Lougheed Hwy Downtown (223-224) | $500,000 | 6 |
| Reconstruction of 203 St (123-Powell) | $1,360,824 | 16 |
| Reconstruction of 203 St (DTR-123) | $2,793,159 | 32 |
| Metro Vancouver Pop: 2,300,000 | ||
| Category: Solid waste | ||
| Regional organics processing facilities | $40,000,000 | 457 |
| Waste-to-Energy Facility NOx Reduction Project | $40,000,000 | 457 |
| Waste-to-Energy Facility Feedwater Treatment Plant Upgrade | $1,050,000 | 12 |
| Waste-to-Energy Facility Seismic Upgrades | $6,000,000 | 68 |
| Category: Water and wastewater | ||
| Lions Gate Wastewater Treatment Plant - project definition report | $2,500,000 | 29 |
| Coquitlam - UV Disinfection | $110,000,000 | 1,256 |
| Barnston Maple Ridge Pump Station | $23,800,000 | 272 |
| 16th Ave Main No. 2 | $6,700,000 | 76 |
| 25th Ave. Main - No.2 Phase 3 & 4 | $4,500,000 | 51 |
| Angus Drive Main Scour Protection | $1,425,000 | 16 |
| Cleveland Dam Elevator Replacement | $7,300,000 | 83 |
| Douglas Road Main No. 2 - Royal Oak Pre-Build | $2,000,000 | 23 |
| Douglas Road Main No. 2 - 13th Ave Sect | $16,700,000 | 191 |
| Capilano Main No. 5 Seismic Remediation Construction | $1,400,000 | 16 |
| Port Mann No. 2 Fraser River Crossing (Construction) | $199,000,000 | 2,272 |
| Second Narrow Crossing (Tunnel) - Design | $4,500,000 | 51 |
| Newton Reservoir - Seismic Upgrade | $3,300,000 | 38 |
| Mathers Avenue Capilano River Crossing Replacement - Prelim Design | $500,000 | 6 |
| Port Moody Connector Meter | $400,000 | 5 |
| Central Park Distribution System Optimization | $12,000,000 | 137 |
| South Surrey Main Structural Review and Condition Analysis | $249,887 | 3 |
| FSA - Annacis Island Stage 5 - Trickling Filter Pump | $2,600,000 | 30 |
| FSA - N Nicomekl Trunk Sewer No. 2 - Construction | $14,000,000 | 160 |
| FSA - Sapperton Pump Station Replacement | $30,000,000 | 342 |
| FSA - South Surrey Interceptor - King George Section | $27,000,000 | 308 |
| VSA - Iona - CEPT System Replacement | $7,000,000 | 80 |
| VSA - Iona - MCC/Power Distribution Assess / Replace 2009 | $1,375,000 | 16 |
| NSA - Lions Gate Power Dist MCC Replace/Transformers 2009 | $830,000 | 9 |
| NSA - Lions Gate-Digester-#4 Refurbishment Construction | $7,360,000 | 84 |
| FSA - Annacis WWTP - Disinfection System - Construction | $13,000,000 | 148 |
| FSA - Crescent Beach FM Scour Protection | $638,000 | 7 |
| FSA - Marshend PS Rehab Construction | $7,000,000 | 80 |
| FSA - South Surrey Interceptor Rehab. | $3,200,000 | 37 |
| VSA - Highbury Interceptor North Arm Crossing - Upgrade of Siphons | $12,000,000 | 137 |
| VSA - Jervis Forcemain - Planetarium Section Replacement - Construction | $9,000,000 | 103 |
| NSA - LGWWTP Sodium Bisulfate System | $1,410,000 | 16 |
| NSA - Lions Gate WWTP Third Influent Screen | $820,000 | 9 |
| FSA - Coquitlam Interceptor Repair Lougheed Section | $3,800,000 | 43 |
| FSA - Annacis Stage 5 Expansion Phase 1 | $133,705,600 | 1,526 |
| VSA - Jervis Forcemain Extension to 8th Avenue Interceptor | $9,000,000 | 103 |
| NSA - Lynn Creek SSO Treatment - Design | $750,000 | 9 |
| FSA - Cloverdale SSO Treatment - Pre-Design | $150,000 | 2 |
| FSA - Katzie SSO Treatment - Pre-Design | $150,000 | 2 |
| Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Cogeneration Heat Recovery Exchanger Repair | $150,000 | 2 |
| Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Digester Gas Compressors Replacement | $800,000 | 9 |
| Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Digester Valve Replacement | $200,000 | 2 |
| Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Gravity Thickener Corrosion Repair | $250,000 | 3 |
| Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant North Cogeneration System Replacement | $750,000 | 9 |
| Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Primary Aeration Tank Corrosion Repair | $1,500,000 | 17 |
| Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant SCT Diffuser Replacement | $200,000 | 2 |
| Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Secondary Clarifier Corrosion Repair | $200,000 | 2 |
| Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Trickling Filter Pump Vibration Reduction | $800,000 | 9 |
| Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Trickling Filter Domes Refurbishment | $240,000 | 3 |
| Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Bar Screen Refurbishment | $200,000 | 2 |
| Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Influent Pump Station VFD Replacement | $750,000 | 9 |
| Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Primary Clarifiers Roof Removal | $500,000 | 6 |
| Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Primary Electrical Feeder Replacement | $250,000 | 3 |
| Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Roof Remediation | $150,000 | 2 |
| Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Ventilation System Upgrades | $1,500,000 | 17 |
| Lions Gate Wastewater Treatment Plant Administration Building and Roof Remediation | $600,000 | 7 |
| Lions Gate Wastewater Treatment Plant Diesel Storage Tank Remediation | $120,000 | 1 |
| Lions Gate Wastewater Treatment Plant Gravity Thickener Settlement Repair | $500,000 | 6 |
| Lions Gate Wastewater Treatment Plant Boiler Replacement | $250,000 | 3 |
| Lions Gate Wastewater Treatment Plant Gas Compressor Replacement | $800,000 | 9 |
| Lulu Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Roof Remediation | $50,000 | 1 |
| Northwest Langley Wastewater Treatment Plant Roof Remediation | $150,000 | 2 |
| Biofilter Media Replacement | $350,000 | 4 |
| Annacis - Biofilter Media Replacement | $450,000 | 5 |
| Annacis - Digested Sludge Storage Tank Cleaning & Liner | $3,180,000 | 36 |
| Annacis - Co-digestion System - pilot plant | $480,000 | 5 |
| Annacis - Reclaim water system upgrade using membrane technology (Design phase) | $250,000 | 3 |
| Iona - Old Diesel Tank Removal | $50,000 | 1 |
| Iona - Effluent Conduit Insulation Test Sections (Assessment) | $165,000 | 2 |
| Iona - Ventilation + Gas Detection (Assessment) | $60,000 | 1 |
| Iona - Thickened Sludge Grinders (Assessment) | $110,000 | 1 |
| Lions Gate - C2 Water Offset System (Design phase) | $100,000 | 1 |
| Lions Gate - Chlorine Contact Tank Reclamation | $100,000 | 1 |
| Lions Gate - Digester Gas Drying | $100,000 | 1 |
| Lions Gate - Effluent Dechlorination System (Assessment and Evaluation) | $700,000 | 8 |
| Lions Gate - HVAC Upgrade - Design & Construct | $700,000 | 8 |
| Lulu - SHS Disinfection System Upgrade | $1,300,000 | 15 |
| Annacis WWTP Wastewater Research Centre ( Sustainability Academy) | $9,000,000 | 103 |
| Struvite extraction facility at the Lulu WWTP | $1,500,000 | 17 |
| Beach Yard Water Control Valve Replacement | $150,000 | 2 |
| Water system pressure gauge elevation verification | $358,000 | 4 |
| Conversion of water operation drawings to metric units | $500,000 | 6 |
| Side stream injection for Pitt River and Cape Horn secondary disinfection sites | $450,000 | 5 |
| Coquitlam Ozone Plant replace valve operators | $80,000 | 1 |
| Coquitlam Cross Over Chamber Residual Analyser | $100,000 | 1 |
| Central Park Pressure Metering Instrumentation upgrade | $100,000 | 1 |
| River Road Flow and Pressure Instrumentation upgrade | $350,000 | 4 |
| Grandview/ Sunnyside main Flow and Pressure Instrumentation upgrade | $250,000 | 3 |
| Delta and Albert Instrumentation upgrade | $150,000 | 2 |
| Devon Gardens (delta) instrumentation upgrade | $150,000 | 2 |
| 5 Olympic water quality monitoring stations | $360,000 | 4 |
| Decommission abandoned watermains 44AM, BO2, BO3, DRM1 | $4,000,000 | 46 |
| Drain Line Rehabilitation | $7,000,000 | 80 |
| Capilano reservoir turbidity buoy replacement | $100,000 | 1 |
| Security upgrades at 8 secondary disinfection stations | $250,000 | 3 |
| Coquitlam water treatment plant equipment enclosures | $250,000 | 3 |
| PVC pipe replacement at 3 secondary disinfection stations | $96,000 | 1 |
| Coquitlam water treatment plant access road paving | $500,000 | 6 |
| SCFP Entrance and Guard house | $625,000 | 7 |
| Coquitlam Chlorine gas conversion to Onsite generation | $10,000,000 | 114 |
| New Coquitlam Soda Ash Silos | $5,000,000 | 57 |
| Newton secondary disinfection upgrades | $140,000 | 2 |
| Reservoir inlet valve replacement - Kersland, Central Park | $200,000 | 2 |
| Westridge PS #1 emergency power supply | $500,000 | 6 |
| Westburnco PS emergency power supply | $500,000 | 6 |
| South Surrey Odour Control Facility | $300,000 | 3 |
| Seymour Falls Dam - Submerged Debris Removal | $500,000 | 6 |
| Cleveland Dam - Diversion Tummel Inspection | $500,000 | 6 |
| Sewer Access Road | $250,000 | 3 |
| Aerial Crossings Coating Replacement | $500,000 | 6 |
| Beach Yard Fencing | $250,000 | 3 |
| Water Reservoir Cleaning | $250,000 | 3 |
| Coquitlam Lake Boat Ramps | $200,000 | 2 |
| Westbay Piezometric Drill Hole | $250,000 | 3 |
| Coquitlam Interceptor Improvement | $5,000,000 | 57 |
| North Surrey Interceptor Manhole Improvements | $400,000 | 5 |
| Blundell Trunk Sewer - Manhole Improvements | $75,000 | 1 |
| Port Coquitlam Water Supply Improvements | $1,000,000 | 11 |
| Central Park and Cape Horn Pump Stations Improvements | $6,000,000 | 68 |
| Queensborough Pump Station Improvement | $5,000,000 | 57 |
| Port Moody Main - Stream Enhancements | $500,000 | 6 |
| Surrey Supply Improvements | $2,000,000 | 23 |
| Hellings Tank Improvement | $50,000 | 1 |
| Little Mountain Reservoir Improvement | $50,000 | 1 |
| River Road - East and West Mains Improvements | $800,000 | 9 |
| Burnaby Mountain Pump Station Improvement | $250,000 | 3 |
| Central Park Pump Station Improvements | $250,000 | 3 |
| Water main Meter Installation | $500,000 | 6 |
| Seymour Dam Safety Early-Warning ADAS System | $100,000 | 1 |
| Sewer Meter Installations and Upgrade | $1,700,000 | 19 |
| Serpentine River Crossing Scour Protection | $500,000 | 6 |
| Kersland and Central Park Reservoir Non-Cavitation Fill Valves | $700,000 | 8 |
| Tilbury Main Fraser River Crossing scour protection | $250,000 | 3 |
| Water Chambers Stairway Access on WM 2 & 5 and through out A1, A2, A3, A4. | $2,000,000 | 23 |
| Cleveland Dam Screen Component Replacement | $100,000 | 1 |
| Seymour Dam Electrical System Replacements | $275,000 | 3 |
| Fraser Sewerage Area and Water Distribution System Pump Refurbishments | $420,000 | 5 |
| Fraser Sewerage Area and Water Distribution System Electrical Refurbishments | $1,950,000 | 22 |
| Fraser Sewerage Area Meter Replacement | $85,000 | 1 |
| Fraser, Vancouver and North Shore Sewerage Areas Gas Detector Upgrade Project | $400,000 | 5 |
| Beach Yard Building Repair | $125,000 | 1 |
| Lake City Operations Center Egress Stair Corrosion Remediation | $125,000 | 1 |
| Critical Watershed Mainline Road Rehabilitation | $600,000 | 7 |
| Replace existing, inadequate water education centre for students | $500,000 | 6 |
| Replace Dec-Jan storm damage utility work buildings and sheds | $180,000 | 2 |
| Watershed Bridge Replacements (Twin Bridges, Paton Creek) | $900,000 | 10 |
| Removal of aging culverts; replace with fish friendly structures | $230,000 | 3 |
| Design and installation of new snow removal equipment storage sheds | $50,000 | 1 |
| Watershed Security Improvements (gates, fencing) including 2010 prep | $250,000 | 3 |
| Increase work space at watershed operations facility (design & construction) | $470,000 | 5 |
| Cariboo Dam Improvements (electrical, mechanical, instrumental) | $750,000 | 9 |
| Chubb Creek channel widening to improve conveyance through Burnaby | $200,000 | 2 |
| Regional District of Thompson-Nicola Pop: 122,286 | ||
| Category: Water and wastewater | ||
| Black Pipes Community Water System | $1,800,000 | 21 |
| Evergreen Community Water System | $1,100,000 | 13 |
| Pritchard Community Water System | $3,500,000 | 40 |
| Savona Community Water System | $1,600,000 | 18 |
| Vavenby Community Water System | $2,500,000 | 29 |
| Pritchard Community Sewer System | $500,000 | 6 |
| Del Oro Community Water System | $1,000,000 | 11 |
| Loon Lake Community Water System | $1,000,000 | 11 |
| Category: Solid Waste | ||
| Eco-Deposit $ Recycling Network Combined | $10,300,000 | 118 |
| Pay-as-you Throw | $2,800,000 | 32 |
| Landfill Closures | $5,800,000 | 66 |
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| TODAY’S TOP CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS |
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| ALEX’S ECONOMICS BLOG |
Reed Construction Data Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in the North American economic environment with emphasis on the construction industry.
- A review of some global economic and policy expectations for 2010 (February 3, 2010)
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