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Concrete
World of Concrete hits 7 year high
February 17, 2016 On-Site MagazineWorld of Concrete 2016, which took place in Las Vegas from February 1 to 5, exceeded expectations across the board. This signature event for the concrete industry drew 60,110 registered professionals, up from 55,779 in 2015, and featured more than…
B.C. gets $73M federal gas tax funding for infrastructure
February 17, 2016 On-Site MagazineWater treatment plants, bridges, roads and recreational centres included
Tower cranes dance 265 meters over Rottwiel, Germany
February 16, 2016 On-Site MagazineTwo tower cranes are working in very tight quarters 225 meters above the German town of Rottwiel. A Liebherr tower crane was erected on Baden-Württemberg’s tallest building, the elevator test tower in Rottweil, with the aid of a 280 EC-H…
Cement production up 10% year-over-year
February 16, 2016 On-Site MagazineCement manufacturers produced 0.82 million tonnes of cement products in December, down 26.1% from November, according to the most recent numbers from Statistics Canada. However the year-over-year numbers for December are up 10.3% over 2014. Shipments of domestic cement decreased 27.1% from November to 0.79 million…
Financial close reached on Edmonton’s $1.8B transit expansion
February 11, 2016 On-Site MagazineEllisDon part of TransEd P3 consortium
Excavation begins at Rogers Centre for dirt infield
February 10, 2016 On-Site MagazineRogers Centre will have a different look this season, as the Toronto Blue Jays begin installing a traditional dirt infield for the 2016 season. Work began this week and the field will be ready for the start of the regular season…
Time to act: 2016 Infrastructure Report Card
February 9, 2016 Michael AtkinsonDecline in municipal infrastructure threatens our quality of life
Concrete fix to save Region of Waterloo $365,000
February 9, 2016 Ross MonsourThere is a constant battle in the roadbuilding industry to keep up with growth in traffic volumes. A greater variety of material options, and new techniques are saving municipalities time and money. The concrete industry has long been promoting concrete…
Edmonton’s Walterdale bridge arch hoisted into place: Video
February 8, 2016 Canadian Consulting EngineerSignature structure to change city skyline
Feds cut strings on infrastructure money
February 7, 2016 On-Site MagazineCanada’s Big City Mayor Caucus lobbied for more autonomy
Genesis GDT Razer
February 7, 2016 On-Site MagazineGenesis Attachments’ new razer demolition tool, GDT 190 and GDT 290, features a lighter-weight design, and are optimized to fit on standard 200 and 300 class excavators, respectively, as well as most high-reach demolition machines. A short, flat-top head with…
Ontario raises $750M in Green Bonds for infrastructure
February 6, 2016 On-Site MagazineEight Ontario infrastructure projects will receive additional funding as a result of the province insuing its second Green Bond worth $750 million in capital. The eight infrastructure projects include improving transit, education, health care and creating jobs in communities across…
Cement firm fined $60,000 following quarry accident
February 6, 2016 On-Site MagazineColacem Canada Inc., which operates a cement plant in Wendover, Ontario, pleaded guilty and has been fined $60,000 after a worker was injured by a conveyor. The incident occurred on December 18, 2014 at the company’s quarry located at 250…
Bird awarded contract to construct Seton Recreational Facility
February 4, 2016 On-Site MagazineThe City of Calgary has awarded Bird Construction Inc. a fixed-price contract to construct the Seton Recreational Facility located in southeast Calgary. The 30,940-square-metre facility will offer leisure, sports, arts, cultural and recreational amenities for individuals and families, as well…
STAY BACK. PASS SAFELY.
January 29, 2016 Concrete OntarioConcrete Ontario rolled out of its pedestrian and cyclist safety awareness campaign Thursday. The campaign centers around educating the public on various blind spots that are present to a concrete mixer driver when it comes to being able to see…
The bigger the project, the bigger the overruns, suggests report on building infrastructure
January 22, 2016 On-Site MagazineCost overruns and schedule delays on infrastructure mega projects are common in Canada and around the world, according to a new report funded by the Institute on Municipal Finance & Governance. “Millions of dollars here, months of delay there. International…
3 teams shortlisted for Windsor-Detroit Bridge
January 21, 2016 On-Site MagazineBidding teams include Aecon, EllisDon, SNC Lavalin
Feds eye fast infrastructure spend in Alberta: report
January 20, 2016 On-Site MagazineCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has decided to focus initial stimulus efforts in oil-producing Alberta and Saskatchewan, while waiting to assess whether further stimulus is needed nationwide, Bloomberg News reported this week. The government is in talks to quickly allocate $1 billion…
2016 Canadian Infrastructure Report Card demonstrates need for strategic investment
January 19, 2016 On-Site MagazineThe 2016 Canadian Infrastructure Report Card released today, demonstrates the urgent need for sustained strategic infrastructure investment across Canadian municipalities, according to the Canadian Construction Association. The 2016 report card found almost 60 per cent of Canada’s core public infrastructure,…
SNC-Lavalin, Aecon awarded $2.75B reactor rebuild project
January 13, 2016 On-Site MagazineA joint venture between SNC-Lavalin and the Aecon Group has been awarded the $2.75-billion contract to refurbish and replace components of the four Darlington nuclear reactors. The joint venture has spent the past four years in the definition phase of…