Special Feature
Infrastructure
Below are articles from the latest Infrastructure Special Feature Newsletter, published March 26, 2021 by the Journal of Commerce.
Feature Articles - Infrastructure

What’s the deal with megaproject delays and cost overruns?
“The megaprojects paradox consists in the irony that more and more megaprojects...
Infrastructure

Engineering begins on $4-billion Lake Diefenbaker project in Saskatchewan
Engineering work has started for the initial stage of the massive $4-billion Lak...
Infrastructure

Highway 91C upgrade in Delta, B.C. far from normal
A $260-million upgrade project along Highway 91C near Highway 17 in Delta, B.C.,...
Infrastructure

First Nations playing greater role in Canadian infrastructure development
Engagement with Canadian First Nations has been a long and winding road that tak...
Government , Infrastructure
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Modular construction just what the doctor ordered for health care
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Infrastructure , OH&S , Technology

ACCIONA forecasts more collaborative models for building infrastructure in 2023
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Infrastructure

PCL uses largest freestanding crane in company history for Winnipeg tower
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Forecast panellists optimistic about prospects for construction growth
Panellists at a recent construction forecast event expressed both short-term and...
Economic , Infrastructure

London, Ont. building collapse survivor dedicates career to changing site safety
It’s been a long and hard road for construction worker Jacob Hurl, who was trapp...
Labour , OH&S

Untrained disassembly and poor communication linked to fatal B.C. ammonia release
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OH&S

From sea to shivering sea: Mackenzie Valley Highway furthers ‘Canadian sovereignty in the North’
In the 1880s, Canada helped establish its sovereignty across 5,000 kilometres of...
Infrastructure

Road trip: EllisDon executive tour fosters new safety initiatives
A not-quite-finished series of country-wide tours by senior EllisDon executives...