Salt Management Plans “Braving Winter’s Cold Shoulder in Renfrew County”
The County of Renfrew recognized that a piece-wise approach to salt management would not work. Its efforts needed to be part of a bigger salt management plan that included proper diagnostic tools...
Session title: SUCCESS IN ROAD SALT MANAGEMENT
Organizers: Environment Council
Authors: Pinet, M.F
2006
SASKATCHEWAN’S 15 YEAR STUDY OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS GENERATED BY DEICING SALT
Salt (sodium chloride) has been widely used as a deicing agent on highways and urban streets for over half a century. During the 1980’s, the public in Saskatchewan raised some questions...
Session title: 2005 TAC ENVIRONMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD NOMINATIONS
Organizers: Environment Council
Authors: Jin , Y.C, Gutiw, P.L, Widger, R.A, Liu, G
2006
Saving Our Energy Sources and Meeting Kyoto Emission Reduction Targets While Minimizing Costs with Application of Vehicle Logistics Optimization
Transportation operations and logistics is an area that can be used to help ensure a sustainable and environmentally friendly transportation system in Canada. This study focuses on the estimation...
Session title: WALKING THE TALK: SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION IMPLEMENTATION, PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS
Organizers: Sustainable Transportation Standing Committee
Authors: Christie, J.S, Satir, S
2006
Stoney Trail – NW Calgary Ring Road
Session title: GEOMETRIC DESIGN – TRANSIT / TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS WITHOUT BOUNDARIES
Organizers: Geometric Design Standing Committee
Authors: Carter, D, Olsen, H
2006
STREAMBANK STABILIZATION USING BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNICAL METHODS
Several untried environmentally sensitive erosion and sediment control methods were investigated and implemented into a large scale test site. Bioengineering and biotechnical mitigation designs...
Session title: INNOVATIVE GEOTECHNICAL PROJECTS IN TRANSPORTATION
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Skirrow, R
2006
The Effective Use of Computer-Based Training for In-Career Training and Knowledge Management
The theme for the 2006 Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Annual Conference, “Transportation without Boundaries” creates an image in the minds of most transportation...
Session title: IN-CAREER TRAINING, MENTORING AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENTS INITIATIVES
Organizers: Education & Human Resources Development Council
Authors: Smithson, L.D
2006
The Fredericton-Moncton Highway 5 Year Review A Partnership in Progress
This paper provides an overview of the progress and status of the ongoing Fredericton-Moncton Highway Project. This project uses a Design, Build, Operate and Maintain, Alternate Service Delivery (...
Session title: CURRENT ISSUES AND DEVELOPMENTS IN HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION
Organizers: Maintenance & Construction Standing Committee
Authors: Scott, R, Richard, K, Withers, D
2006
The Gunningsville Bridge and Associated Urban Bypasses
Session title: 2006 Sustainable Urban Transportation Award
Organizers: Sustainable Transportation Standing Committee, Urban Transportation Council
Authors: Trites, M.
2006
THE GUNNINGSVILLE BRIDGE PROJECT
The New Brunswick Department of Transportation has constructed a $28.5 Million replacement bridge across the Petitcodiac River, linking the Greater Moncton Area. The bridge and associated...
Session title: BRIDGES FOR THE 21st CENTURY (A)
Organizers: Structures Standing Committee
Authors: Boyd, B, MacDonald, K
2006
The Integrated Use of GPR and Conventional Methods for Continuous Pavement Condition Investigations: A Case Study of the QEW Rehabilitation and Widening Project
The Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) through St. Catharines, Ontario, was originally constructed in the 1930’s as a four-lane divided highway with concrete pavements and grassed median. Through the...
Session title: INNOVATIVE GEOTECHNICAL PROJECTS IN TRANSPORTATION
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Phillips, C, Balasundaram, A, Ahmed, Z
2006