THE OPERATIONAL CONCEPT IMPLEMENTED BY THE MTQ AND THE SOFTWARE PACKAGE DEVELOPED TO SUPPORT DECISION-MAKING REGARDING SUMMER ROAD MAINTENANCE
Since 2000, the context of budgetary constraint combined with several internal discussions and exchanges with France’s Ministère de l'Équipement, des Transports et du Logement have led...
Session title: MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT WINTER AND SUMMER ROAD MAINTENANCE DECISION-MAKING
Organizers: Maintenance & Construction Standing Committee
Authors: Baril, A, Veillette, P
2007
The potential for variable speed control to improve safety on urban freeways
Variable speed control systems enable transportation managers to dynamically change the posted speed limit in response to prevailing traffic and/or weather conditions. Variable speed control...
Session title: TRAVEL SPEED MANAGEMENT
Organizers: Geometric Design Standing Committee, Road Safety Standing Committee
Authors: Hellinga, B, Allaby, P
2007
THE TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY'S KICKING HORSE CANYON A PROJECT UPDATE, AND THE ROAD AHEAD
For thousands of years people having been moving through British Columbia’s Kicking Horse Canyon, beginning with the First Nations’ people. Toward the end of the 19th century, the...
Session title: INNOVATIVE CONTRACTING MODELS FOR MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION
Organizers: Maintenance & Construction Standing Committee
Authors: Izett, A.J
2007
TRAFFIC CALMING IN HILLSIDE NEIGHBOURHOODS CASE STUDY – PORT MOODY, B.C.
Traffic Calming has become a common phenomenon in the Greater Vancouver Region. Many jurisdictions have adopted traffic calming programs and policies in response to resident requests for speed...
Session title: ROUNDABOUTS AND TRAFFIC CALMING: SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS
Organizers: Traffic Operations & Management Standing Committee
Authors: Wat, E
2007
TRANS CANADA HIGHWAY PROJECT BUILDING PROSPERITY THROUGH PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
The completion of the four-lane Trans-Canada highway in New Brunswick is a priority for both the provincial and federal government. A modern, four-lane Trans-Canada will make it easier to move...
Session title: INNOVATIVE CONTRACTING MODELS FOR MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION
Organizers: Maintenance & Construction Standing Committee
Authors: Blaney, F, Lachapelle, D, McCue, J
2007
Using Cement to Reclaim Asphalt Pavements
The rehabilitation of old asphalt pavements is often an expensive process, especially if the pavement has base or subgrade problems and a simple overlay will not result in a long-term solution....
Session title: PRESERVING LOW-VOLUME ROAD INVESTMENTS
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee, Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Halsted, G.E
2007
Using Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) to optimize the scheduling of load restrictions on Northern Ontario’s low-volume roads
Seasonal shifts in moisture and temperature within the pavement can affect the bearing
capacity of the roadway, especially in Northern Ontario where low volume roads are
challenged...
Session title: Preserving Low Volume Roads
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee, Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Baiz, S., Tighe, S., Haas, C.T., Mills, B., Perchanok, M.
2007
VANCOUVER TRANSPORTATION PLAN PROGRESS REPORT
The Transportation Plan Progress Report 2006, reviewed the progress made on Vancouver’s 1997 Transportation Plan. The 1997 Plan set out goals to increase walking, cycling and transit use by...
Session title: 2006 TAC SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRANSPORTATION AWARD NOMINATIONS
Organizers: Urban Transportation Council
Authors:
2007
West Toronto Diamond
This paper describes the West Toronto Diamond project in Ontario, Canada. This project has been designed to eliminate at-grade diamond crossings of the Canadian National Railway (CN) and the...
Session title: BRIDGES - ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL LINKAGES (B)
Organizers: Structures Standing Committee
Authors: Archibald, B, Anderson, V, Crabb, J, Werner, J
2007
WILLIAM R. BENNETT FLOATING BRIDGE PROJECT
Session title: BRIDGES - ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL LINKAGES (A)
Organizers: Structures Standing Committee
Authors: Lachmuth, G.A
2007