Top contractors responsible for B.C.’s transportation and infrastructure projects were recognized with Contractor of the Year Awards 2022.
The awards recognizes contractors for their outstanding achievement and commitment to the development and promotion of a culture of excellence in the road building industry.
Workplace Health and Safety
Yellowhead Road & Bridge (Vanderhoof) Ltd.
Underbody Blade Slide System for Snowplows
Changing plow blades can present workers with an uncomfortable environment and a potential for soft tissue and pinch point injuries. Yellowhead developed an engineered (patent pending) design for quick and safe blade changes which has the potential to significantly reduce worker injuries.
Bridges and Structures
Dorosh Construction Ltd.
Chehalis River Bridge
This project consisted of the construction of a 96-metre-long three-span bridge with steel girders including almost a kilometre of new two-lane roadway realignment on the downstream side of an existing single-lane bridge which was replaced by the new bridge.
Grading
Emil Anderson Construction (EAC) Inc.
Trans-Canada Highway 1 – Illecillewaet Four Laning
The scope of work for this project included two kilometres of four-laning on Highway 1, 7 kilometres east of Albert Canyon Hot Springs, and an expanded brake check for westbound commercial vehicles. Construction occurred in rugged, mountainous terrain, with a constrained work right-of-way with upslope mountains, downslope rail and river, and consistent high volume summer traffic on Highway 1.
Paving
O.K. Industries Ltd.
Road Resurfacing of Highway 19A Phase 2 (Nanaimo area) from Turner Road to Mary Ellen Drive
This project consisted of base repairs followed by a 50 millimetre asphalt overlay, removal of vegetated median and replacement with barrier and intersection improvements at Aulds Road and Dickinson Road. O.K. Industries completed this project during night shifts in an urban environment with heavy traffic volumes from the local community, commercial vehicles and tourists.
Community Service
Mainroad Mid-Island Contracting LP
Orange Bridge Project
The Riverbend Bridge in Port Alberni is known locally as the Orange Bridge.
The bridge was painted in a silver undercoat in the mid-1990s. After hearing from residential school survivors, the Tseshaht First Nation indicated they would like support to return the bridge to its original orange as a reminder of the community’s painful past, as well as a symbol of their resilience. Mainroad Mid-Island contractors approached their leadership to offer their support by acquiring the paint and supplies and developing a traffic management plan to successfully execute the project.
Road and Bridge Maintenance
Mainroad Lower Mainland Contracting LP
Service Area 6 – Lower Mainland
Mainroad is responsible for approximately 1,525 kms of roadway including 626 structures including bridges, retaining walls, culverts, and sign structures. Located in Surrey’s Cloverdale community with supporting facilities in Delta and Langley, Mainroad rises to a myriad of road maintenance challenges including communications, traffic monitoring and control, ferry and port terminals, international border crossings, freeways, major bridges, swing bridges and HOV lanes.
