Incorporating a new wicking geotextile in northern, low volume highways to mitigate pavement edge cracking
Longitudinal edge cracking is a widespread and costly safety concern for northern regulators, such as Yukon Highways and Public Works. The exact cause of longitudinal edge cracking in northern,...
Session title: Innovation in Geotechnical and Materials Engineering
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Bradley, A., Thiam, P., Drummond, S., Murchison, P., Laprade, R
2017
Initiatives by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario to Reduce the Delay Cost Associated with Major Highway Incidents
A major incident on a 400-series highway in the Greater Toronto Area has the potential to result in significant costs related to delay with respect to both passenger and commercial travel. Such...
Session title: Goods Movement
Organizers: Transportation Planning & Research Standing Committee
Authors: Pringle, R., Nikolic, G.
2017
Innovative Geotechnical Investigation and Construction Procedures for the Foundations of the New Champlain Bridge, Montreal
The replacement of the actual Champlain Bridge crossing the Saint-Lawrence River at the height of Montréal and Brossard in the province of Quebec, Canada was tendered as a PPP project. The...
Session title: Innovation in Geotechnical and Materials Engineering
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: D’Amours, L., Grenier, S.
2017
Integrating Laser Crack Measuring System into the Saskatchewan Pavement Management System
Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure (SMHI) has replaced the visual assessment method for collecting pavement condition information with data measured using the Laser...
Session title: Innovations in Pavement Management, Engineering, and Technologies
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Williams, B., Andre, N., Bowey, K, Huynh, K.
2017
Interesting Solutions for a Culvert Rehabilitation Project in a Sensitive Urban Watershed
Bovaird Drive is a key east-west arterial in the Region of Peel, with traffic volumes of approximately 5500 AADT. Just west of Heritage Road, a tributary to the Credit River crosses Bovaird Drive...
Session title: Emerging Environmental Technologies
Organizers: Environmental Issues Management Standing Committee
Authors: Stahl, J., Sinke, D.
2017
Investigating the Effect of Warm Mix Additive on the Performance of Asphalt Mixtures
Warm mix asphalt (WMA) is a technology that has seen widespread growth in Canada since its introduction to North America in 2002. Since this technology is relatively new, there are still concerns...
Session title: Testing and Modeling of Road and Embankment Materials
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Sanchez, S., Varamini, S., Somers, T., Sweezie, M., Tighe, S.
2017
Investigation of Performance of Superpave Through Mechanistic-Empirical Approach, Field Evaluated Performance, and Laboratory Test Results: A Case Study for Ontario Highways
Session title: Innovations in Pavement Management, Engineering and Technologies
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Jannat, G.E., Varamini, S., Tighe, S.
2017
Investing in Highway Commercial Development: An Introduction to Alberta's Commercial Safety Rest Area Project
Alberta Transportation and the Owner’s Engineering Consultant Team recently began the Alternate Delivery of Highway (Commercial) Safety Rest Areas (SRA) project. The intent of this project...
Session title: Geometric Design – Emerging Issues
Organizers: Geometric Design Standing Committee
Authors: Steel, P., Kua, C., Miller, J., Lo, C
2017
Investing in Road Construction: Using a Design-Build Approach to Build Canada's Economy in Saskatchewan
Despite the current economic downturn throughout Western Canada, the Province of Saskatchewan has been growing at an unprecedented rate, and the bedroom-community cities of Warman and Martensville...
Session title: INVESTING IN TRANSPORTATION: BUILDING CANADA’S ECONOMY
Organizers: Maintenance & Construction Standing Committee
Authors: Melton, S., Meinert, G.
2017
Le Programme d’implantation de rues piétonnes et partagées : une incitation à se déplacer à pied – Direction des Transports, Ville de Montréal
Session title: 2017 Sustainable Urban Transportation Award Nominations
Organizers: Sustainable Transportation Standing Committee, Urban Transportation Council
Authors: Armand, M.-H.
2017