treal Bypass Project. The On-
tario highway project provides
border-bound travelers with
direct freeway access to a fu-
ture modern inspection plaza
and a new international river
crossing. The project has been
built to strict environmental
and sustainability guidelines.
Depressed roadways minimize
community impacts while re-
storing natural linkages and
benefitting pedestrians and
cyclists with 20 km of new rec-
reational trails.
More recently, CJI has di-
rected and managed such
design-build projects as the
Coast Meridian Overpass, a
$140-million project span-
ning CP Rail’s Port Coquitlam
Yard in B.C. The project con-
straints that were imposed
to avoid disruption to the rail
yard operation were extensive
and necessitated carefully
prepared specifications and
requirements. The 600 me-
tre structure was ultimately
erected by push launching the
entire deck from one end; one
of the longest push launch ca-
ble stayed bridges.
CJI is currently providing
project management services
on a number of projects aimed
at improving goods movement
and alleviating traffic conges-
tion. “We’re managing two
projects related to increasing
the movement of road and rail
container traffic and also to fa-
cilitate additional rail trackage
to accommodate the opera-
tion of approximately 12,000-
foot trains,” said Johnston.
“This requires an understand-
ing of how the industry oper-
ates and the critical factors
that impact its efficiencies.”
CJI is also the independent
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