Infrastructure Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:08:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png Infrastructure Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Calgary to begin reinforcing faulty water main, bring back water restrictions /joc/news/infrastructure/2026/03/calgary-to-begin-reinforcing-faulty-water-main-bring-back-water-restrictions Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:08:35 +0000 /?p=524737 CALGARY, ALTA — Looming water restrictions for residents in Alberta’s largest city will be a bit more lenient this time around, but officials maintain that every flush counts. The Bearspaw South Feeder Main, which carries 60 per cent of Calgary’s treated water, first ruptured in June 2024 and again in December, prompting rationing. Calgary Mayor […]

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]]> Montreal’s Trudeau airport braces for more traffic chaos /dcn/news/infrastructure/2026/03/montreals-trudeau-airport-braces-for-more-traffic-chaos Tue, 03 Mar 2026 11:20:59 +0000 /?p=524674 MONTREAL — The vehicle traffic around Montréal Trudeau International Airport has been a source of frustration in recent years, prompting passengers at times to haul their suitcases on foot along the roadway to avoid missing flights. Now, Montreal’s airport authority is urging travellers to prepare for further traffic headaches as the busy spring break season […]

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]]> Ontario releases plan to complete Ring of Fire roads five years earlier than anticipated /dcn/news/infrastructure/2026/03/ontario-releases-plan-to-complete-ring-of-fire-roads-five-years-earlier-than-anticipated Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:58:47 +0000 /?p=524688 TORONTO — The Ontario government has released a plan to accelerate the completion of construction on the all-seasons roads to the Ring of Fire five years ahead of schedule. Construction is now planned to start in June with roads beginning to open in November 2030, a release notes. The following projects fall under the plan: The […]

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]]> Josie Liburdi leads dual Windsor transit projects from concept to completion /dcn/news/infrastructure/2026/03/josie-liburdi-leads-dual-windsor-transit-projects-from-concept-to-completion Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:05:04 +0000 /?p=524549 Transit is undergoing an expansion in this border city with new and revamped terminals on both the east and west ends. And Josie Liburdi, a City of Windsor 20-year employee and local St. Clair College civil engineering technology grad, is overseeing both of them. The east end terminal, across the street from busy Tecumseh Mall, […]

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]]> Saskatchewan report highlights power transmission investment plans /joc/news/infrastructure/2026/02/saskatchewan-report-highlights-power-transmission-investment-plans Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:05:53 +0000 /?p=524495 REGINA — The Government of Saskatchewan has released Strengthening Saskatchewan’s Grid: Transmission to Power Communities and Growth, a report that highlights SaskPower’s planned investments in the transmission system. The report also supplements the Saskatchewan First Energy Security Strategy and Supply Plan, which was released last fall. According to a release, a stronger transmission system enables […]

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]]> M.D. Steele launches construction of innovative mass-timber Berens River bridge /dcn/news/infrastructure/2026/02/m-d-steele-launches-construction-of-innovative-mass-timber-berens-river-bridge Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:25:22 +0000 /?p=524481 PIKANGIKUM FIRST NATION, ONT. — A new permanent bridge across the Berens River is now underway, meaning year-around access is in sight for the Pikangikum First Nation and other remote communities north of Red Lake. The project is a partnership between the Ontario government, the Whitefeather Forest Community Resource Management Authority, Pikangikum First Nation and […]

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]]> Final structural beam raised on $3.6B South Niagara Hospital /dcn/news/infrastructure/2026/02/final-structural-beam-raised-on-3-6b-south-niagara-hospital Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:20:12 +0000 /?p=524381 NIAGARA FALLS, ONT. — Construction of Niagara Health’s new South Niagara Hospital reached a milestone recently with the raising of the final structural beam. According to a release, the Ontario government’s $3.2 billion investment is supporting the construction of the new 12-storey, 1.3-million-square-foot facility, which will include consolidated and expanded acute care services, updated infrastructure […]

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]]> Manitoba deploys modular bridge to bypass failing Morris River crossing /joc/news/infrastructure/2026/02/manitoba-deploys-modular-bridge-to-bypass-failing-morris-river-crossing Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:10:46 +0000 /?p=524163 WINNIPEG — Acrow, a bridge engineering and supply company, has announced one of its modular steel bridges has been installed by Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure (MTI) to reconnect a major route after the emergency closure of a bridge in the south-central part of the province. The Acrow detour bridge is part of the modular bridging […]

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]]> Pattullo Bridge demolition begins as new stal̕əw̓asəm Bridge fully opens /joc/news/infrastructure/2026/02/pattullo-bridge-demolition-begins-as-new-stal%cc%95%c9%99w%cc%93as%c9%99m-bridge-fully-opens Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:28:29 +0000 /?p=524101 NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — All four lanes on the new $1.4-billion stal̕əw̓asəm (Riverview) Bridge opened to vehicle traffic on Feb. 14 for people travelling between Surrey and New Westminster. The new bridge features wider lanes with a centre median and barrier-separated walking and cycling lanes. Work on the multi-use path connections to the bridge will […]

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]]> Proponents keen to advance Calgary-Banff rail project /joc/news/infrastructure/2026/02/proponents-keen-to-advance-calgary-banff-rail-project Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:10:12 +0000 /?p=524068 The proponents of a well-developed plan to bring new passenger rail service directly from the Calgary airport to the city’s downtown and west to Banff are welcoming an endorsement from Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU), expressing hope the backing creates momentum for a project stalled by what they consider to be provincial policy inertia. The […]

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]]> Alberta fast-tracks four school projects /joc/news/infrastructure/2026/02/alberta-fast-tracks-four-school-projects Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:05:15 +0000 /?p=524064 EDMONTON — The Alberta government has announced it is accelerating four previously announced school projects to meet population growth demands. In Calgary, two francophone schools in the city’s north are moving from the planning to the design phase, and a public charter school in Quarry Park is advancing from design to construction, a release reads. […]

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]]> New study to help assess potential impact of expanding port on Hudson Bay /joc/news/infrastructure/2026/02/new-study-to-help-assess-potential-impact-of-expanding-port-on-hudson-bay Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:00:02 +0000 /?p=524061 WINNIPEG — The federal government is taking another step toward a potential expansion of the Port of Churchill in Manitoba and increased shipping through the Arctic. Ottawa, along with the Manitoba government and other partners, is launching a market-sounding study on how road, rail and port improvements might attract more business from exporters. The idea […]

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