As part of the City of Edmonton’s Valley Line Southeast expansion project, an existing through truss bridge carrying pedestrian traffic over Connors Road in Edmonton was due for replacement. The new Kâhasinîskâk bridge, a sinusoidal shaped through steel plate box girder bridge, was designed by the TransEd LRT Group to replace it. Supreme Steel… Continue Reading
EllisDon retained GeoMetrix for precast plant inspection during fabrication of the NU girders for the West Calgary Ring Road expansion. GeoMetrix performed daily inspections and documented the NU Girder fabrication in accordance with Alberta Transportation requirements. The inspections include the following process: 1) Form geometry, 2) Inserts, reinforcement, WWM, prestressing and post tension… Continue Reading
AECOM retained GeoMetrix for Independent Design Review (IDR) on a total of twenty bridge structures that comprise the West Calgary Ring Road (WCRR) expansion. An independent design review was required by Alberta Transportation for these new bridge structures. The bridge structures consisted of single span skewed steel plate girder bridges, prestressed NU girder bridges,… Continue Reading
GeoMetrix was retained by Select Engineering to coordinate the design of this bowstring pedestrian bridge for the Aspen Trail Community in Sherwood Park, Alberta. This 15 m long bridge connects the shared use path over a drainage channel which is connected to a nearby storm water pond. The design of substructure was composed of… Continue Reading
GeoMetrix was retained by Tetra Tech to provide construction inspection and administration services for the construction of the 212 Ave over Deerfoot Trail overpass (BF82500). The new two span bridge, 45.0m – 48.0m, consists of nine (9) lines of 2.4 m deep post-tensioned concrete NU girders. Engineering services provided included 1) shop drawing… Continue Reading
GeoMetrix was retained by the prime consultant for this major bridge rehabilitation over the Athabasca River. The existing bridge is a railway truss originally constructed in 1913 that was converted into a highway bridge in 1963 with the addition of precast concrete stringers. Due to deterioration the exterior stringers and barriers are being removed… Continue Reading