Thursday, May 22, 2025
Nova Scotia begins rehabilitation work on Seal Island Bridge
The Government of Nova Scotia announced that work is underway on a multi-year rehabilitation plan that will extend the life of the Seal Island Bridge…
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B.C. announces two-way traffic now open at Falls Creek Bridge
The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced the opening of two-way traffic on Highway 1 on the Falls Creek Bridge two years after the…
CIB and Thompson airport close $52M in financing for airport redevelopment project
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) and Thompson Regional Airport Authority (TRAA), announced financial close on a $52 million investment towards the redevelopment of Thompson Regional…
Calgary Ring Road opens to traffic months ahead of schedule
The Government of Alberta announced that the Calgary Ring Road is now open to public traffic, several months ahead of schedule. Calgary’s ring road is…
Halifax Harbour Bridges selects Stantec for bridge coating replacement program
Stantec has been selected by Halifax Harbour Bridges (HHB) to perform a comprehensive suite of services for a $75 million full coating replacement program for…
Nova Scotia increases investment in roads, highways with improvement plan
The Government of Nova Scotia released the 2024-25 Five-Year Highway Improvement Plan that includes major highway and road projects, repaving, major bridge replacements, maintenance and…
Thompson Bridge Replacement in Warkworth: A new century of safety
Northumberland County announced that the century-old Thompson Bridge on Skinkle Road in Warkworth has been replaced with a new state-of-the-art modular steel girder bridge spanning…
Canada, Quebec announce joint investment in Outaouais roads
Transport Canada and the Government of Quebec announced a joint investment of $70.4 million to support road projects in the Outaouais region. “Today’s announcement is…
Canada, Nova Scotia invest in disaster mitigation infrastructure
The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia announced that a section of Route 207 along Lawrencetown Beach will be rebuilt to protect it from the…
GHD awarded contract for Lewiston-Queenston and Rainbow Bridge rehabilitation projects
GHD has been selected as the prime consultant for the rehabilitation projects of the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge and Rainbow Bridge. The refurbishment of the two critical…
B.C. announced modernized Simon Fraser Bridge in Prince George is now open
The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced that the Simon Fraser Bridge is now fully reopened, with the completion of upgrades that will extend…
Vancouver, Montreal ports appoint new chief executive officers
The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority announced the appointments of Julie Gascon and Peter Xotta, respectively, as president and CEO.…
Procurement for B.C. Highway 1 project near Revelstoke moves to RFP stage
The Government of British Columbia announced it has selected three qualified teams to participate in the request for proposals (RFP) stage to design and construct…
Alberta announces new Anthony Henday lanes open in southwest Edmonton
The Government of Alberta announced that construction to widen the southwest leg of Anthony Henday Drive is now complete. To reduce congestion and travel time…
Highway 1 expansion advances with Fraser Valley Corridor Improvement Program
The Government of British Columbia announced that the next phase of Highway 1 expansion through the Fraser Valley to the Sumas Prairie has begun, which…
Government of Canada announces contract to improve the Alaska Highway
Public Services and Procurement Canada announced that the Government of Canada has awarded a construction contract of $3.9 million to A.C.L. Construction Ltd. to improve…
The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia invest in a new roundabout in Truro
There will be a new roundabout at the intersection of McClures Mills Road and Willow Street in Truro thanks to the combined investment of $2.8…
Ontario makes progress to widen Hwy. 17 with new interchange in Renfrew County
The Government Ontario announced that it has completed the first phase of work to widen Highway 17 from two to four lanes between the Town…
Alberta awards first contract to begin twinning Highway 3
The Government of Alberta announced it has awarded the first contract to begin twinning Highway 3. Through $179.7 million in provincial funding, this first phase…
Permanent climate-resilient bridges completed on B.C.’s Coquihalla Highway
The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced that permanent repairs to Coquihalla Highway 5 are complete after it was washed out during unprecedented flooding…
City of Toronto receives $19M to support three infrastructure projects
The City of Toronto announced a combined total of more than $18.9 million in investments to support three infrastructure projects in the Toronto Metropolitan area.…
Banff’s Nancy Pauw Bridge wins IStructE’s award for structural engineering excellence
The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) announced the winners of its Structural Awards 2023, in a celebration of some of the world’s most impressive structural…
FCM and Canada support innovative green transportation initiatives in Quebec
Natural Resources Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), announced an investment of more than $1 million through the Green Municipal Fund (GMF) for six transportation projects in…
B.C. announces new Dewdney Bridge coming to Highway 7 east of Mission
B.C.’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure announced that work to replace the aging Dewdney Bridge on Highway 7 will begin this fall, helping to ensure…