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May 16, 2012

Victoria bridge inches closer to construction

Three teams have been selected to compete in the Request for Proposal (RFP) to replace the Johnson Street Bridge in Victoria, B.C., which was recently dismantled using the largest barge and crane in Western Canada.

May 14, 2012

Run of river projects set to augment B.C.'s power grid

About seventy nine run of river (ROR) power projects are either planned, under construction or built in British Columbia.

May 14, 2012

$1.3 billion BC Hydro project set to start next year

Construction is slated to start on BC Hydro's largest capital project next year. The design-build contract for the $1.3 billion rebuild of the John Hart generating station is projected to start next summer.

May 7, 2012

Northern B.C. highway project out to tender

The first of nine new projects to expand capacity on the Cariboo Connector to four lanes on Highway 97 has been put out to tender by the B.C. government.

April 23, 2012

Kemano water tunnel to be completed 20 years later

Rio Tinto Alcan's $500 million completion of a second tunnel as a back-up for the Kemano power station is expected to get final approvals this month.

April 23, 2012

Highway improvements needed daylight

One low-lying section of busy Highway 14, which connects the growing bedroom community of Sooke to Victoria, underwent a 2.5-month upgrade that had drivers facing long waits.

April 18, 2012

Government invests in Cariboo Connector

The B.C. Government is investing $200 million over the next five years to expand the Cariboo Connector.

April 2, 2012

Bridge built over the Mackenzie River

Canada's largest river has now been spanned. Truss sections connecting the north and south sections of the Deh Cho Bridge were recently joined together.

March 5, 2012

Bridge work boosts access to booming Fort McMurray

Over the next two years, two parallel bridges spanning the Athabasca River in Fort McMurray will be rebuilt to beef up vehicle capacity in and out of the Alberta oilsands' major centre.

February 20, 2012

Crushed concrete and asphalt are the new gravel pits

It has been a good winter in Saskatchewan to crush concrete, says a project engineer with PSI Technologies in Saskatoon.

February 20, 2010

Nasty terrain, stiff penalties make Port Mann Bridge Highway 1 project a challenge

The Port Mann Highway 1 project has involved working on some of the Lower Mainland’s most nasty terrain, but work continues.

February 20, 2010

Western Roadbuilders Conference panel discussion focuses on infrastructure

The changing face of Canada’s infrastructure policy will be the central topic of a panel discussion at this year’s Western Canadian Roadbuilders & Heavy Construction Association annual convention.

February 20, 2010

Hydra platform makes bridge demolition, inspection easier

A newly available piece of equipment is making bridge inspection and some work a lot easier.

February 20, 2010

Early tendering program paves the way for B.C. roadbuilders

It took many years of asking by the B.C. Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association but about five years ago B.C.’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure finally caved in and launched an early tendering program.

February 20, 2010

B.C Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association president has seen a decade of change

There was a time when today’s network of roads, bridges and highways in B.C. simply didn’t exist.

February 20, 2010

New Port Mann Bridge to be widest in Canada

The new $1.2 billion, 10-lane Port Mann toll bridge is intended to become a landmark.

February 20, 2010

New connector opens up opportunities in Northern British Columbia

A road improvement project in north central British Columbia is designed to diversify the economies of two forestry dependent communities and improve access to a major mine development.

February 20, 2010

Hours-of-service rules leave roadbuilders in a bind

The B.C. Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association and the Canadian Construction Association are challenging the federal government over the definition of an inter-provincial carrier.