Transport

Giving the Airport the Largest Terminal Expansion Since 1996 Background In 2018, the Vancouver International Airport (YVR) celebrated a record-breaking level of growth. Reaching their 25-million-passenger milestone two years ahead of forecast, YVR saw an increase in passengers since 2017. That increase was over 7%, and such a big leap was mainly thanks to expanding … Read More

Boosting Worksite Progress and Safety with Kryton’s Leak Repair System Background According to their website, Growthpoint Properties Ltd. has a commitment to creating workspaces that positively affect the environment and the physical and mental health of the people within it. It’s an upstanding goal, and it’s one that the company has put in good effort … Read More

Resolving Scarborough’s Transit Troubles with a New, Reliable Bus Garage Background By 2017, the demand for transit ridership in Scarborough had increased significantly. The local bus garages at the time were overloaded, and it didn’t help that some of the Scarborough buses needed maintenance in the west end of the city. That resulted in multiple … Read More

Background Norway is a country with a beautiful, varied landscape full of majestic fjords, lakes, arctic tundras, and mountain tops. However, that natural beauty can cause a number of transportation difficulties. In Norway’s case, this means that locals need to rely on small highways that go across numerous valleys in the country. Additionally, whenever waterways … Read More

Background When the city of Calgary needed a new indoor bus fueling and transit facility to store and maintain Calgary Transit’s new fleet of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses along with their existing diesel buses, General Contractor PCL Construction Management Inc. and Ready Mix Provider Lafarge Canada Inc. were tasked with building the massive 44,300 … Read More

Background A. Duie Pyle is the premier transportaion and logistics provider in the Northeastern United States. They provide a range of integrated transportation and distribution services, and are supported by 23 LTL service centers and 10 warehouse facilities comprised of over 2.2 million million ft2 of space. They run thousands of trucks to destinations across … Read More

Background As the population of Hong Kong continues to grow, its Mass Transit Railway operator (MTR) continues to enhance its existing railway network. In 2016, MTR undertook an extension of the Kwun Tong line to Whampoa. In 2017, waterproofing challenges were discovered at the new Whampoa station whenthe contractor found leaks. There was a very … Read More

Background The Østerport Station in Copenhagen contained several prestressed floors that were going to be used in a multi-story project. However, before tensioning, each floor required the concrete to reach minimum strength development. To determine if the concrete had reached its required strength, the contractor conducted crush tests, which involved leaving cast concrete cylinders on-site … Read More

Background The George Bush Intercontinental Airport opened in 1969 and has undergone numerous expansions since. Despite those expansions, at some point, groundwater infiltrated the inter-terminal train (ITT) underground tunnel. Because the ITT acted as a passenger train service that connected to all airport terminals and a hotel, immediate repairs were needed. However, Houston Airport System … Read More

Background Sealord Group, based in New Zealand is the country’s largest supplier of processed seafood andexports to more than 60 countries worldwide selling more than $400 million worth of seafood. The main freezer floor in the hold of the FV Rehua needed repair. The floor is concrete over polystyrene;the freezer operates at –30°C and the … Read More