PROJECT UPDATES
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December 14, 2009
Project Update
$27-MILLION CONTRACT AWARDED FOR NEXT KICKING HORSE WORK
GOLDEN – A $27.2-million contract has been awarded to Emil Anderson Construction Ltd. of Hope, B.C. to design and build the Golden Hill to West Portal section of the Trans-Canada Highway - Kicking Horse Canyon project, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Shirley Bond announced.
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September 14, 2009
Project Update
GOLDEN HILL – HOW THE STAGE WAS SET
GOLDEN – Preparation of the road bed for the Golden Hill 4th lane extension finished at the end of July, ahead of schedule, thanks to the hard work of everyone on the project.
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August 31, 2009
Project Update
PAVING CONTRACT AWARDED ON KICKING HORSE
GOLDEN – Paving preparation work is now underway for a section of the Trans-Canada Highway outside Golden, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Shirley Bond announced today.
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July 27 , 2009
Project Update
RFP ISSUED FOR KICKING HORSE PHASE 3 WEST
GOLDEN – A Request for Proposals (RFP) has been issued to three prequalified bidding teams, in order to select one proponent to design and build the Hill-to-Portal section of Phase 3 of the Kicking Horse Canyon Project, announced the Honourable John Baird, federal Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, and British Columbia’s Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Shirley Bond.
The three prequalified bidding teams are:
- Dragados Canada, Inc. (DRS Joint Venture),
- Emil Anderson Construction (EAC) Inc., and
- Flatiron Constructors Canada Ltd.
Preliminary work, involving the construction of a fourth lane extension on Golden Hill began in May under day labour, the Ministry’s process for hiring local workers and equipment directly.
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April 8, 2009
Project Update
KICKING HORSE PHASE 3 WEST CONSTRUCTION ACCELERATED
GOLDEN – Preliminary construction of the Hill-to-Portal section of the Kicking Horse Canyon Project will begin next month, a year ahead of schedule, with major works to follow this fall. The announcement was made by Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Kevin Falcon and the Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister of the Asia-Pacific Gateway.
With a total project value of $68.5 million, Hill to Portal will bring another 3.8 kilometres of roadway up to a modern 4-lane standard. It will reduce the steep grade on Golden Hill, extend a fourth lane down the hill to provide a continuous four lanes through to the signals at the west end of the Town, and provide a grade separation at Golden Donald Upper Road for additional safety. There will also be improved linkages for cyclists and pedestrians and greater protection for the abundant local wildlife with fencing and crossing structures.
Construction of the fourth lane extension will begin in May under day labour, the Ministry’s process for hiring local workers and equipment directly. The rest will be accelerated with a design-build process, in which the Ministry will seek complete proposals to both prepare the final design and construct the improvements according to the criteria developed with the input of the community over the past few years. “With a funding agreement already in place, we are taking advantage of the opportunity to complete the design and accelerate construction at a time when it will do the most good,” said Minister Falcon. “And we are doing so while maintaining our award-winning commitment to environmental protection and greenhouse gas reduction, with such measures as wood waste composting, a no-burn rule for debris, reduced vehicle idling and recycling of materials.”
A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the design-build work is being issued immediately.
December 4, 2008
Project Update
Contractors pass baton from Phase 2 to Phase 3
GOLDEN – Two years after receiving a ceremonial baton marking the transition of Kicking Horse Canyon Project construction from Phase 1 to Phase 2 Trans-Park Highway Constructors has passed the baton to Ledcor CMI (more).
October 2, 2008
Project Update
Phase 3 Construction to Begin
GOLDEN – Clearing and grubbing activity is expected to occur by late October as Vancouver-based Ledcor CMI Ltd. begins construction of Phase 3 of the Kicking Horse Canyon Project. BC Bid has confirmed Ledcor as the successful vendor on the Brake Check to Yoho Park contract.
September 24, 2008
Project Update
Project Accepts Environmental Award
TORONTO – The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is honoured to accept the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Environmental Achievement Award, recognizing the Kicking Horse Canyon Project (KHCP) for “an exemplary contribution to the protection and enhancement of the environment or a particularly innovative approach to solving an environmental problem from a transportation perspective.” The award was presented at the 2008 TAC Annual Conference in Toronto. Click here here to view the presentation delivered by KHCP representatives describing the project’s environmental initiatives.
August 25, 2008
Project Update
Project Selected for Environmental Award
GOLDEN – The Kicking Horse Canyon Project has been selected to receive the 2007 Environmental Achievement Award from the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC). The award recognizes the project’s environmental protection measures including air and water quality, revegetation and slope remediation, erosion control, habitat protection and animal-vehicle crash reduction.
The award will be presented to the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure at the annual TAC conference in Toronto in September.
For more information on the award, see
http://tac-atc.ca/english/informationservices/tacnews/fall2008.pdf.
For further information on the Kicking Horse Canyon Project’s environmental initiatives and other features, visit our “Facts & Features” page.
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