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September 6, 2010

Crane falls into Saskatchewan lake, forcing bridge closure

A bridge in southwest Saskatchewan has been repaired and re-opened to traffic, after it partially collapsed under the weight of a construction crane that is being used to rebuild the structure.

September 1, 2010

Saskatchewan bridge collapses, causing crane to topple

A crane operator was forced to jump to safety after a bridge in southwest Saskatchewan partially collapsed.

August 30, 2010

Construction workers in Edmonton discover dinosaur bones

A construction site in Edmonton is the centre of a significant paleontological study after a worker on a sewage tunnel project uncovered a dinosaur tooth.

August 25, 2010

21 British Columbia highway construction projects get green light

Twenty-one new highway projects worth $42 million will get underway in B.C. this construction season.

August 18, 2010

U.S. roadbuilding program takes cues from LEED

There’s a roadbuilding project under way in central Oregon that looks like so many others in recent years — creating a four-lane separated highway with a grassy median and wildlife underpasses from a four-lane road without separation.

August 16, 2010

Bridge and underpass project to relieve bottleneck at Port Metro Vancouver

Port Metro Vancouver has started construction of a new railway bridge and underpass to relieve a transportation bottleneck and upgrade infrastructure at port facilities in North Vancouver.

August 11, 2010

Busy bridge in Hamilton replaced in only 51 hours

Dufferin Construction Co. replaced the Aberdeen Avenue Bridge over Highway 403 in Hamilton, Ont. in just 51 hours over the civic holiday weekend.

August 4, 2010

Port Mann Bridge construction lowers speed limit

B.C. drivers on Highway 1 between Vancouver and Langley will have to slow down to avoid breaking the new speed limit for the construction of a wider freeway, upgraded interchanges and new Port Mann Bridge.

August 4, 2010

Port Mann Bridge project is one-third complete

The pre-cast bridge sections that were recently installed on the new Port Mann Bridge were also used by the government to recognize the whole bridge and Highway 1 improvement project is one-third complete.

June 28, 2010

Girder cracks, twists during bridge construction in Balzac, Alberta

A construction crew erecting a bridge on the Queen Elizabeth II Highway near Balzac found out the hard way about the serious risks involved in this type of work.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.