Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Quebec announces 2019-2021 road network funding
The Government of Quebec has made several announcements this week regarding road investments in specific regions of the province. “By investing heavily […] in the…
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Report released on highway construction camera pilot project
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador has released the results of a pilot project that examined the effectiveness of camera technologies in construction zones. The…
Alberta awards highway maintenance contracts
The Government of Alberta has awarded seven new highway maintenance contracts based on a new hybrid performance-based model. Contract submissions are evaluated on a basis…
Canada, Manitoba invest $291 million for highway upgrades
The Government of Manitoba has announced funding for eight highway improvement projects in the province. A combined total of approximately 350 kilometres of road will…
Alberta changing laws for highway construction zones
The Government of Alberta is making sure highway construction crews stay safe, while helping the flow of traffic through construction zones. Contractors are now required…
Government of Canada awards Alaska highway contracts
The Government of Canada has announced that four contracts were awarded for maintenance and construction work along the Alaska Highway that will give the community…
Yukon, Alaska collaborate on Shakwak Project funding request
The governments of Yukon and Alaska are working together to secure funding to improve the Shakwak Project – the section of highway from Haines, Alaska,…
Saskatchewan announces fall transportation tender plan
The Government of Saskatchewan has released its fall tender package for its provincial highway network, projects that will be worked on during the 2019 construction…
PTH 59 interchange completed
The new interchange at PTH 59 and the North Perimeter Highway in Manitoba is in its final stages of construction and is set to reopen…
Alberta highway contracts to focus on performance, outcomes
The Government of Alberta has issued a Request for Proposals for maintenance operations on Deerfoot Trail in Calgary to ensure it is safe year-round. The…
Carillion sells highway maintenance operations
Carillion Canada has sold its Highway Maintenance operations in Alberta and Ontario to Emcon Services Inc., a highway and bridge maintenance company currently operating in…
Canada investing in Mackenzie Valley Highway project
The Government of Canada has announced an investment of $102.5 million in support of the Mackenzie Valley Highway project. “This funding announcement is of great…
Governments invest in Trans Labrador Highway improvements
The governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador announced approximately $64.5 million in eligible funding to improve a section of the Trans Labrador Highway. The…
N.B. provides update on flood-damaged transportation assets
The Government of New Brunswick has provided an update on the transportation infrastructure that was affected by the 2018 spring flood.. “Over the course of…
Approval given for Tlicho all-season road
The Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board has recommended that the Tlicho all-season road be approved subject to measures designed to mitigate potential environmental, social,…
N.B. enters next phase of Route 11 twinning project
The provincial and federal governments are investing over $180 million to twin two sections of Route 11 in New Brunswick. The twinning of those two…
Transurban acquires Montreal toll highway
Transurban has reached agreement with Macquarie Infrastructure Partners to acquire 100 per cent of the equity interests in the A25, located in the Montreal metropolitan…
First tenders to be released for Henri-IV highway widening project
The first public tenders to widen the Henri-IV (73) highway in Québec will be published shortly for the start of construction work this year. The…
Manitoba to rebuild section of PTH 15
Preliminary work will be underway this summer to reconstruct a 34-kilometre section of PTH 15 from PR 206 near Dugald to the Brokenhead River. “This…
RFP issued for Highway 401 Expansion project
The Government of Ontario has announced that the province has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to design, build, and finance the Highway 401 Expansion…
Ontario rejects GTA West highway proposal
Ontario has accepted an expert advisory panel’s recommendation that a proposed highway in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) West corridor is not the best way…
VIDEO: How traffic flows through intersection designs
A new video has emerged that offers a glimpse into the projected traffic flow of vehicles through 30 different four-way intersection designs. The traffic-flow simulations…
B.C. issues highway maintenance RFPs
Requests for proposals (RFPs) are going out to tender this week for three of British Columbia’s 28 contracted highway, road, and bridge service areas. The…
Canada invests in Nova Scotia highway twinning
The governments of Canada and Nova Scotia have announced up to $69 million in joint federal-provincial funding for the Highway 101 Three Mile Plains to…