Tuesday, February 17, 2015
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) is proud to launch its 2015 Partnership and Advertising Program encompassing a range of opportunities to help organizations communicate with TAC’s audiences.
Designed to increase visibility and networking opportunities among transportation and roadways professionals, partners and advertisers can choose from...
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)’s 2015 Spring Technical Meetings will be held at the Ottawa Marriott Hotel, April 15-21.
The Association’s second-largest annual event offers excellent technical information exchange and valuable networking opportunities. Meetings are open to all TAC members unless otherwise indicated in the program....
Friday, February 6, 2015
Catch up on TAC member organizations who are leaders in the transportation and road-related industries.
AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, a division of AMEC Americas Limited, has completed its acquisition of Swiss-based engineering company Foster Wheeler AG. The combined company, now known as Amec Foster Wheeler, will expand its global presence in...
Thursday, January 29, 2015
This periodic column features notices from people working in the transportation and road-related industries.
Monica Ell has been appointed Minister for Nunavut Economic Development and Transportation.
Scott Kent has been appointed Minister for Yukon Highways and Public Works.
Lori Anne Companion has been appointed Deputy Minister of Newfoundland and...
Monday, January 26, 2015
This article introduces a discussion on the resilience of transportation systems when exposed to extreme cold weather.
In this contribution to TAC News, Terry Zdan, Policy Consultant, Policy and Service Development, Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation, provides an overview on how climate change impacts transportation systems. Proposed by TAC...
Monday, January 19, 2015
A Snow Removal Equipment Visibility Guide has been approved by the Chief Engineers’ Council of the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC).
The guide was developed through a volunteer committee comprised of representatives of TAC’s standing committees on Road Safety, Traffic Operations and Management, and Maintenance and Construction. The...
Monday, January 19, 2015
A completed pooled fund project to develop guidelines for digital and projected advertising displays has received support from the Transportation Association of Canada’s (TAC) Chief Engineers’ Council.
A notice will be posted on TAC’s website in the coming months once the publication and accompanying documents are available for sale in...
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
This article summarizes presentations at a workshop on Road Safety Initiatives in Small Municipalities at the 2014 Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Conference & Exhibition.
Editor’s note – In this article written for TAC News, Catherine Berthod, Engineer and Urban Planner with the Quebec Ministry of Transport (ministère des Transports...
Friday, January 9, 2015
Interested authors for the Transportation Association of Canada‘s (TAC) 2015 Conference have until Friday, January 16 to submit their abstracts online.
The 2015 Conference & Exhibition takes place in Charlottetown, PEI, September 27-30. In recognition of the United Nations’ Decade of Action for Road Safety, the conference theme, TAC:...
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Sandra Majkic, P.Eng. has been named Director of Technical Programs at the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC).
Sandra, who was previously Assistant Director of Technical Programs, assumes the role replacing Sarah Wells, Ph. D. who was recently named as TAC’s Executive Director.
In her new role, Sandra will lead the Technical Programs Team in the...
Thursday, January 8, 2015
The 2015 Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Foundation scholarship program is now open and accepting applications until Monday, March 2.
The TAC Foundation’s scholarship program encourages and supports bright, young college and university (undergraduate and graduate) students pursuing studies and a career related to the planning, design,...
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Two new signs recently received approval from the Chief Engineers' Council of the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) for inclusion in the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada (MUTCDC).
The signs, intended to warn drivers about low ground clearance at railways crossings and water flooding on roadways, were approved as a result...