Thursday, April 18, 2024
TAC Sponsor Spotlight Article
By Jennifer Ashawasegai-Pereira, Indigenous Engagement and Traditional Knowledge Specialist at AtkinsRéalis
As society slowly progresses along its Net Zero journey, we are becoming increasingly mindful of the challenge we currently face as a nation. We know that different solutions must be implemented to reach our climate targets...
Friday, April 12, 2024
Updates about people working in, or organizations serving the transportation and road-related industries.
TAC welcomed the following organizations as members from January 13 to April 11, 2024:
Eastern Charlotte
Goodman Pavement and Materials Engineering Inc.
Mott MacDonald Canada Ltd
Transconomy
Corporation of the City of Pembroke
City of Port...
Thursday, April 4, 2024
TAC Sponsor Spotlight Article
Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, recently completed the acquisition of Morrison Hershfield, a 1,150-person engineering and management firm headquartered in Markham, Ontario. Morrison Hershfield brings a top-tier industry reputation in transportation, buildings, and environmental services. With a...
Friday, March 15, 2024
A new report from the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) synthesizes current access management practices for roadway classifications in rural, suburban and urban areas for transportation practitioners, designers, and planners.
Access Management: Synthesis of Practice is the first step toward updating “Chapter 8 – Access” of TAC’...
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
The Allan Widger Consulting Corporation Grant offers up to $4,000 in financial support to young transportation geotechnical engineers. The grant helps the recipient attend key events hosted by the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC), including its spring and fall technical meetings and annual conference.
Read the report by Sarah Bouchard, Eng., Ph.D.,...
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) is happy to announce the recipients of the 2024 “TAC Grant for Young Innovators in Transportation” and the “Allan Widger Consulting Corporation Grant for Young Geotechnical Engineers in Transportation.” These grants show a commitment to supporting emerging talent and nurturing future leaders...
Thursday, February 29, 2024
TAC Sponsor Spotlight Article
A 69-year-old highway bridge provided the only connection across the Kitimat River between the municipality of Kitimat, BC, and its industrial lands. With the industrial lands becoming increasingly busy due to the growth of LNG Canada, the bridge required replacement or major repairs to accommodate the growing amount of industrial...
Thursday, February 15, 2024
TAC Sponsor Spotlight Article
The new Canal Lachine Bridge in Montréal, Quebec, designed by Parsons, is the first curved extradosed bridge with multiple steel box girders and a composite concrete deck. The clearance envelope for the canal, in combination with the given Profile-Grade-Line (PGL) and the meaningful crossfall of 6%, were decisive for the...
Friday, February 9, 2024
As transportation continues to evolve, addressing equity concerns and improving outcomes has become a top priority for TAC member organizations across Canada.
Online Symposium on Equity in Transportation – May 30, 2024
To recognize progress and promote information sharing, TAC is planning an online symposium with the support of INTERACT – a...
Thursday, February 1, 2024
TAC Sponsor Spotlight Article
By Senior Project Manager Kevin McNally and Transportation Structures Manager Amir Khalil
In the transportation industry, progress is propelled by innovation. Cities around the world are designing and constructing cutting-edge transit solutions focused on safety, sustainability, and responsiveness to the communities they serve....
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
TAC Sponsor Spotlight Article
By Caitlin Burley, Director, Strategic Programs and Transportation, NWMO
Each year, about one million radioactive shipments are transported safely in Canada. The safe transportation of radioactive materials is commonplace in Canada – and with a plan underway to safely consolidate and store all of Canada’s used nuclear...
Friday, January 12, 2024
Updates about people working in, or organizations serving, the transportation and road-related industries.
TAC welcomed the following organizations as members from October 3, 2023, to January 12, 2024:
City of Melfort
Novatech
Town of Westlock
Township of Muskoka Lakes
Town of Lincoln
Trackingme Ltd
Township of Esquimalt
Dentons Canada LLP...