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June 20, 2013

First set of arches installed on precast network arch bridge

The world’s first precast network arch bridge is changing the landscape of downtown Fort Worth, Texas as the first two of 12 arches were recently placed. The W. 7th Street bridge is the first-of-its-kind and will serve as a gateway to the city’s cultural district where buildings designed by luminaries such as Louis Khan, Tado Ando and Renzo Piano line the landscape.

June 18, 2013

MTO unveils new methods for road work

Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation is incorporating several new technologies and systems—and considering others—while still critically analyzing those initiatives through long-term monitoring and trial sections.

June 14, 2013

Deh Cho Bridge project recognized with medal

The Deh Cho Bridge project has been recognized for its innovative design and construction, aesthetics, positive community participation and harmony with the environment at the recent International Bridge Conference.

June 13, 2013

Thousands of bridges similar to I 5 span at risk of freak accident due to outdated designs

Thousands of bridges around the U.S. may be one freak accident or mistake away from collapse, even if the spans are deemed structurally sound.

June 13, 2013

MTO announces road projects at OHMPA tour

Asphalt manufactured roads in the large and heavily travelled central region of Ontario “are being put to the test and they’re standing up well,” says the Ministry of Transportation (MTO).

June 7, 2013

Government calls for tenders on temporary causeway in St. Lawrence bridge project

The federal government has launched a call for tenders for the construction of a temporary causeway-bridge between île des Sœurs and Montreal as part of the new bridge for the St. Lawrence project.

May 15, 2013

Provincial road funding requires close eye: ORBA

Despite the continued commitment toward public infrastructure funding that was shown in the recent Ontario budget, the province’s road building industry still has some questions about the government’s ability to deliver on all of its spending announcements.

April 30, 2013

Structal-Bridges lands $60-million contracts

Structal-Bridges, a division of Canam Group Inc., has secured two large contracts totaling close to $60 million for the fabrication of steel structures that will replace bridges in Newfoundland and Labrador and Massachusetts.

April 22, 2013

United States saved $2.2 billion in paving costs thanks to new practices, finds NAPA

Taxpayers in the United States saved over $2.2 billion during the 2011 paving season as a result of adopting sustainable construction practices, according to the Nation Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA).

April 5, 2013

NRC continues search for the Holy Grail of bridge design

In terms of civil engineering, it verges on the quest for the Holy Grail.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.