One of the busiest crossings in North America, the privately-owned Ambassador Bridge that spans the Detroit River between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, Mich., is more that 90 years old and often a bottleneck for car and commercial truck traffic.
Helical piles integral for installation of new elevator in iconic Winnipeg building
By Susan Rennie, PCL Canada Inc.
The Scotiabank Tower, located at 200 Portage Avenue, sits on the corner of the historic Portage and Main intersection in the heart of Winnipeg’s downtown commercial district. It is one of only four primary office buildings surrounding this significant junction and provides 82,000 square feet of office space to the downtown area.
Langley pump station to support massive treatment plant expansion
By Kelly Gray
A new pump station near Golden Ears Way and 113B Avenue in Maple Ridge, B.C., will replace an existing facility and help move wastewater from Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows to the treatment plant in the Township of Langley. The new pump station will replace the existing Katzie Pump Station and support the upcoming Northwest Langley Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion. The new storage tank, next to the pump station, will temporarily store wastewater to prevent overflows during storms. The project includes architectural design elements such as large feature windows on the pump station facade and vertical precast concrete fins suspended from the concrete walls around the pump station. Excavation began in spring 2020, with above-ground work underway this past spring. The project will finish in winter 2022.
Nucor Skyline supplies sheet piles to give an old wharf a new life
Submitted by Nucor
Cape Croker Park is located on the eastern shore of the Bruce Peninsula on Sydney Bay, in Ontario. The park is owned and operated by the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation. Encompassing over 520 acres, Cape Croker Park is a recreational facility that includes 315 campsites, hiking trails and a sheltered harbour with dockage for recreational vessels of all sizes. Located on the eastern side of the Bruce Peninsula, Cape Croker Park is open for travellers from the first weekend in May through to Thanksgiving, when it closes for the season.
Invented in the 1830s for marine foundation applications, screw piles have evolved over nearly two centuries into a capable deep foundation alternative to driven piles
By Lisa Gordon
In the 1830s, a blind Belfast engineer named Alexander Mitchell had a vision that would transform foundation construction. His invention, the helical screw pile, has supported countless structures since he patented the design 188 years ago.
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