Projects

Value Engineering

• Packaged solution makes AIL Sound Walls the best choice for University of Florida Health project

  May 17, 2021

  University of Florida Health in Jacksonville required a sound barrier wall to mitigate unwanted noise from their new generator building. The wall was originally specified as a precast concrete solution,...

• New Jersey logistics center saves with value engineered AIL Sound Walls solution with 16' post spacing

  May 17, 2021

  This 943', multi-height sound barrier wall project for the IPT Railroad Logistics Center in Florence, New Jersey, is one of several distribution/warehouse facility projects AIL Sound Walls has on the...

• AIL’s value engineering proposal moves culvert replacement project off concrete and saves $150,000

  January 18, 2021

  Tender calls are becoming more receptive to value-engineered alternatives. The Township of Dawson in Northwestern Ontario had originally specified a precast concrete box culvert for this replacement project.

• AIL value engineers Polymer‐Coated Super•Cor Arch and MSE Wall package for NSTIR’s railway tunnel project at Windsor, NS

  September 20, 2020

  AIL is proud to have another Super•Cor and MSE Panel Wall project now nearing completion of Phase 1 in Nova Scotia.

• Custom Super•Cor Box Culvert bumps concrete alternative and saves Ontario town 20%

  March 14, 2017

  The Town of Essex, Ontario originally tendered this replacement project a year earlier, specified as a concrete box. However the project did not make it past Town Council due to...

• Value Engineered Super•Cor solution sways NSTIR off concrete spec.

  September 21, 2015

  Nova Scotia Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (NSTIR) had specified a concrete structure for a stream crossing on the new exit connector joining Highway 103 with Highway 3, at Ingramport, near...

• Value Engineered composite backfill makes big difference on Super•Cor grade separation in PEI.

  September 3, 2019

  Prince Edward Island — famous for its iron-rich red soil — does not have good quality aggregate typically used for backfill around buried structures. Consequently, aggregate is very expensive as...

• Eastern Ontario township chooses Super•Cor for the sixth time

  December 5, 2016

  The Township of North Glengarry – about halfway between Ottawa and Montreal on Highway 417 – is now home to its sixth AIL Super•Cor project in recent years. It seems...

• AIL designs strong, economical, green solution for heavy haul road.

  May 22, 2008

  Built in response to an engineering challenge faced by Peter Kiewit Sons Co. Ltd., the Kemess Arch uses AIL’s exclusive Super•Cor with Encased Concrete technology to provide a bridge solution...

Transportation

• AIL Sound Walls protect First Nation community from highway noise in Campbell River, BC

  May 30, 2021

  The BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure recently undertook a project to add a an 800 m sound barrier wall along the highway to protect the residents from traffic noise....

• AIL speeds up Yukon Bolt-A-Plate culvert with efficient Grid-Strip-reinforced Bolt-A-Plate headwalls

  April 3, 2021

  As part of a major upgrade to Klondike Highway #2, the Yukon Department of Highways and Public Works needed a quick solution for a stream crossing at Meadow Creek, near...

• Super•Cor Box Culvert replaces failing concrete structure on TCH near Port aux Basques, NL

  March 18, 2021

  Buried metal bridge installs over active streambed The Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (NL DTI) needed to replace an older concrete bridge at John’s Brook on the...

• AIL’s Super•Cor with MSE Precast Panel Walls selected for more NSTIR 100 Series highway crossings

  March 18, 2021

  An AIL Super•Cor Arch, complete with Best•Kote Polymer Coating and MSE Precast Panel headwalls, is now taking shape for Nova Scotia Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (NSTIR) along the Highway 107...

• AIL’s value engineering proposal moves culvert replacement project off concrete and saves $150,000

  January 18, 2021

  Tender calls are becoming more receptive to value-engineered alternatives. The Township of Dawson in Northwestern Ontario had originally specified a precast concrete box culvert for this replacement project.

• AIL’s Polymer-Coated Bolt-A-Plate relines GTA culvert and avoids full replacement cost, hassles

  October 20, 2020

  Our recent Bolt-A-Plate reline of a failing culvert in Caledon, a town in the Regional Municipality of Peel in the Greater Toronto Area, has provided impressive benefits over the full...

• Wide-mouthed Bolt-A-Plate Pipe Arch culvert replacement makes a safer connection in West Kelowna

  October 20, 2020

  Westbank First Nation (WFN) is a self-governing First Nation in the heart of the Okanagan Territory comprised of five large reserves, two of which are a vital part of urban...

• AIL value engineers Polymer‐Coated Super•Cor Arch and MSE Wall package for NSTIR’s railway tunnel project at Windsor, NS

  September 20, 2020

  AIL is proud to have another Super•Cor and MSE Panel Wall project now nearing completion of Phase 1 in Nova Scotia.

• AIL’s Bolt-A-Plate is the go-to culvert replacement option for northern Alberta project

  September 20, 2020

  When a set of three old culverts needed to be replaced under Township Road 722, about 33 km southwest of High Prairie, the project team went with a single, much...

• AIL’s MSE Retaining Walls create access ramp for the dismantling of Montreal’s old Champlain Bridge

  July 22, 2020

  Montreal’s Samuel de Champlain Bridge replacement is, arguably, one of Canada’s largest infrastructure projects and AIL is proud to have been selected to play a supporting role in the project.

• Buried bridge with GRS headwalls and backfill only half the cost of traditional span bridge

  April 4, 2020

  To replace a failing 2.5-m pipe arch culvert on Vancouver Island’s Highway 19A, the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (BC MoTI) selected an AIL Super•Cor buried bridge with...

• AIL and Algonquin Bridge team up on NSTIR’s East River Bridge replacement project

  February 29, 2020

  Nova Scotia Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal needed to replace an older wooden span bridge at East River on Highway 3, near Chester. AIL designed and supplied a Super•Cor Arch with...

• Montréal area bridge ramp features AIL’s MSE Retaining Walls with full-height panels

  February 21, 2020

  Project demonstrates the versatility of our MSE Retaining Wall System through three variations

• Large NL TCH culvert replacement takes just four days with pre-assembled Bolt-A-Plate solution

  February 21, 2020

  This high-profile culvert replacement project required the complete shutdown of the four-lane Trans Canada Highway just outside of St. John's by the Avondale Interchange. The

• Best•Kote Box Culvert best choice for St. John’s stream crossing

  November 16, 2019

  When a Galvanized CSP Pipe Arch had reached the end of its service life in an area known for its aggressive soil chemistry, the City of St. John’s opted to...

• Bolt-A-Plate and Steel Sheet Piling create an efficient solution on Yukon Highway 4 culvert project

  November 6, 2019

  Yukon Highway 4, also known as the Robert Campbell Highway, is a two-lane, partially gravelled road connecting Watson Lake to Carmacks — a distance of 583 km. As part of...

• Partially coated Bolt-A-Plate best solution for BC MoTI culvert replacement

  September 28, 2019

  Climate change is impacting Northern British Columbia, with increased precipitation putting added stress on drainage structures. A 2016 storm overwhelmed the existing 3.05 m diameter culvert at Zonnebeke Creek on...

• Five large Polymer-Laminated CSP Culverts underway for MTQ

  September 3, 2019

  As part of a two-year contract, AIL is supplying five large Polymer-Laminated Corrugated Steel Pipe Culverts for the Ministère des Transports Québec (MTQ). One of the largest structures is now...

• AIL Sound Walls piloted along one of Calgary’s busiest thoroughfares

  September 3, 2019

  Since AIL Sound Walls were put on the City of Calgary’s Approved Products list in June of 2018, we have been working with the City to get a pilot project...

• Value Engineered composite backfill makes big difference on Super•Cor grade separation in PEI.

  September 3, 2019

  Prince Edward Island — famous for its iron-rich red soil — does not have good quality aggregate typically used for backfill around buried structures. Consequently, aggregate is very expensive as...

• Kelowna GRS Bridge ready in time for Spring freshet flows

  May 22, 2019

  The city of Kelowna, BC needed to replace three undersized culverts under Spencer Road with a new open-flow stream crossing, but it had to be ready in time to handle...

• “One Team” collaborative approach syncs Calgary’s Crowchild Trail retaining wall project

  May 22, 2019

  AIL is proud to be partnering with Graham Infrastructure LP on Calgary’s $62 million Short-Term Improvements Project on the Crowchild Trail. Working very closely with the Graham team, we have...

• AIL Geotextile Reinforced Soil (GRS) Bridge perfect for northern BC stream crossing

  April 13, 2019

  About half a day’s drive northwest of MacKenzie, BC, the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (the Ministry) was upgrading a single lane resource road to...

• Welded Lockseam Corrugated Steel Pipe called for on Yukon’s Alaska Highway

  April 9, 2019

  Drainage culverts installed in permafrost zones are susceptible to potential high settlement ranges and “pull-apart” forces. Both the Government of Yukon Department of Highways and Public Works (HPW) and the...

• Versatile Bolt-A-Plate used for backwalls in NWT bridge projects

  April 9, 2019

  Our versatile Bolt-A-Plate Structural Steel Plate is most commonly used in its curved form to create culverts and other structures for a variety of applications across many sectors. However, flat...

• AIL’s innovative Ultra•Cor used in Guinness-World-Record-breaking Dubai project

  March 26, 2019

  The Shamal Bridge near Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), recently earned a Guinness World Record for having the world’s largest metal buried bridge with a span of 32.39 m. The...

• Flexible thinking helps extend existing Super•Cor Box Culvert

  March 7, 2019

  A private road-widening project in Vernon, BC highlighted our capabilities in tackling complex projects. Connecting a new Super•Cor Box Culvert to an existing one (designed in 2000) was challenging due...

• Quick Bolt-A-Plate culverts keep TCH running through Ontario town

  December 12, 2018

  Port Severn, a picturesque town on the shores of Georgian Bay, is home to the Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site. The Trans Canada Highway (Hwy 400) shares a narrow isthmus...

• Double Dur-A-Span Culverts readied quickly for NB highway washout

  November 20, 2018

  Twin Dur•A•Span Structural Aluminum Plate culverts were recently expedited through our Dorchester, NB facility to repair a washout from flooding on Highway 144 near Edmundston. With the road closed and...

• AIL's MSE Retaining Walls feature in MTO Highway 401 widening project

  September 13, 2018

  The AIL MSE Retaining Wall System is being used to build bridge abutments and retaining walls as part of an 18 km Highway 401 Expansion Project through the Peel and...

• Thunder Bay chooses Super•Cor Box Culvert with Best-Kote

  May 14, 2018

  When the City of Thunder Bay, Ontario needed to replace an aging closed-bottom culvert under Briarwood Drive, they opted for a Super•Cor Box Culvert with Best-Kote Polymer Coating, so they...

• MSE Retaining Walls cover all the angles in Calgary’s TCH/Bowfort Interchange

  February 16, 2018

  The Trans Canada Highway (16th Avenue North) is a major east-west transportation route through Calgary connecting the provincial and national highway systems. Bowfort Road serves Canada Olympic Park to the...

• Corrosion/abrasion-resistant Dur•A•Span selected for NBDTI project

  November 7, 2017

  The New Brunswick Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (NBDTI) needed to replace a pair of old steel culverts at Red Bank Creek under Route 123 near Chipman. They opted for...

• Seven Bolt-A-Plate culverts provide floodplain relief on Courtenay connector

  September 19, 2017

  The North Courtenay Connecter project will create a better and safer east-west route joining Highway 19 and the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island. However, the new roadway runs across the...

• MSE Retaining Walls with Grid-Strip perfect solution for complex New Brunswick bridge abutments

  September 5, 2017

  The New Brunswick Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (NBDTI) was moving forward with Phase II of its upgrade program on the Tobique River Bridge No. 1, which crosses the Tobique...

• 25 MSE Structural Walls for Edmonton mega-project.

  September 21, 2009

  When the City of Edmonton decided to undertake a major interchange project at the site of its busiest intersection – 23rd Avenue at Gateway Boulevard, serving over 100,000 vehicles a...

• AIL acts quickly to provide solution for highway washout

  September 20, 2010

  When the torrential rains of June 2008 washed out portions of Highway 11/17 at Arnold Creek, west of Thunder Bay, ON, the Ministry of Transportation knew they were up the...

• AIL and MSE Precast Panel Walls rise to challenges in Banff National Park TCH Twinning Project

  December 10, 2012

  As part of the continued upgrade of the TransCanada Highway through Banff National Park in Alberta, AIL was contracted to design and supply MSE Retaining Wall Systems for:

• AIL’s wildlife crossings making Banff highways safer

  February 17, 2010

  AIL helped design and manufacture wildlife overpasses for the Trans Canada Highway twinning project in Banff National Park. Two large structures were erected using our Super•Cor High Profile Arches and...

• AIL’s NEW Best•Kote provides strong finish in Quebec stream-crossing

  March 9, 2011

  When Quebec’s Ministry of Transport needed a durable and economical solution for a stream-crossing project, engineering firm Teknika HBA suggested using AIL’s Bolt-A-Plate with our new Best•Kote finish.

• BC recreation/wildlife underpass; eight-day plate assembly

  November 4, 2013

  As part of developing the last four-lane section of Highway 97 in the Okanagan Valley, AIL was contracted to design and supply a Bolt-A-Plate® recreational trail and wildlife underpass.

• Bolt-A-Plate makes ‘Whale’ of a difference in Nova Scotia project

  May 19, 2010

  As part of a larger sub-grade/paving project on Highway 215, near Walton, NS, AIL recently engineered and supplied a Bolt-A-Plate stream crossing at Whale Creek. A timely AIL presentation to...

• Bolt-A-Plate with Best•Kote best choice for Muskoka culverts

  December 7, 2015

  In Ontario’s busy cottage country, road closures can rock the boats of more than a few Muskokans. The region bore the brunt of severe flooding in 2013, with a state...

• Dur•A•Span reline solution keeps Alaska Highway running

  May 17, 2012

  When an aging steel culvert needed to be replaced on the 70-year-old Alaska Highway in BC, an innovative Dur•A•Span reline solution was chosen to avoid a costly detour and prolonged...

• Emergency solution part of rush culvert replacement on BC’s Highway 99

  February 10, 2016

  Highway 99 is the main route south from Vancouver to the USA. Shutting down two lanes of traffic for an extended period of time would be a disaster for this...

• Fast replacement gets displaced residents home early

  December 18, 2012

  Approximately 15 year-round homeowners of Mink Lake, in the Municipality of Hastings Highlands, ON, weren’t looking forward to being displaced from their homes for a month during a pre-Christmas bridge...

• Full MSE Retaining Wall product line used in Victoria interchange

  September 20, 2010

  AIL was recently selected to design and supply MSE retaining walls for the McTavish Interchange on Highway 17, near Victoria, BC. The new interchange will provide a major upgrade to...

• GRS technology, polymer coating benefit BC MoTI replacement

  December 5, 2016

  An older galvanized steel pipe arch near Courtney, BC was close to the end of its design service life and was badly deteriorated. The BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure...

• In-stock Atlantic Arch saves the day in BC washout

  February 13, 2013

  When heavy rains washed out an aging culvert cutting off a residential neighbourhood in Vernon, BC, The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure needed to find a solution quickly. An assortment...

• Largest Dur•A•Span Box Culvert recently installed in Ontario

  November 23, 2009

  AIL’s Dur•A•Span Aluminum Box Culvert, largest in Ontario. An older, single-span steel bridge in the town of Plympton-Wyoming, on Lake Huron in Ontario, had been closed for over a year...

• MSE-wall-mounted sound barrier installs in just two days

  November 4, 2013

  AIL received a late request on Calgary’s Southeast Stoney Trail (SEST) ring road project to design and supply a structure-mounted AIL Sound Wall for one of their 32 recently-constructed MSE...

• NBDTI chooses AIL aluminum for large coastal culvert

  September 17, 2014

  When the New Brunswick Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (NBDTI) was looking for a large aluminum culvert for a salt water installation near Cocagne, AIL got the nod to produce...

• Our team gets “between a rock and a hard place” to help widen infamous highway for 2010 Games

  June 13, 2009

  Pivotal to Vancouver-Whistler’s 2010 Winter Games bid was the commitment to upgrade the Sea-to-Sky Highway. With sheer rock faces on one side and a steep plunge to the ocean and...

• Polymer-Coated Box Culvert replaces failing NL concrete bridge

  September 26, 2016

  Constructed in the early 1970s and refurbished in the late 1980s, the old concrete bridge over Northeast Brook in Trepassey, NL was undeniably a candidate for full replacement by 2015.

• Super•Cor Box, MSE Retaining Walls team up on NL bridge replacement

  February 24, 2015

  AIL recently won the contract to design and supply a Super•Cor Box Culvert and MSE Retaining Wingwalls on a concrete bridge replacement project in Gander Bay, NL. The successful bid...

• Super•Cor supports one of Canada’s major transportation hubs

  June 13, 2008

  The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) faced a challenge when creating a grade separation for trains and trucks heading in and out of their intermodal yard in Kleinberg, just north of...

• Value Engineered Super•Cor solution sways NSTIR off concrete spec.

  September 21, 2015

  Nova Scotia Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (NSTIR) had specified a concrete structure for a stream crossing on the new exit connector joining Highway 103 with Highway 3, at Ingramport, near...

• Temporary and permanent walls make the most of a tight spot

  March 13, 2007

  Kicking Horse Canyon on the Trans Canada Highway from Golden, BC, to Lake Louise, AB, is one of Canada’s most breathtaking mountain passes and the primary transportation link to the...

• Tight site calls for two-stage construction

  November 21, 2011

  The Route 1 Gateway Project, is a major DOT highway upgrade across southern New Brunswick to the US border. AIL is pleased to have partnered with Dexter Construction to deliver...

• MSE Retaining Walls arrive in record time for Edmonton freeway

  December 7, 2010

  July 30, 2008, the Alberta government signed a 30-year contract with Northwest Connect General Partnership for the finance, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of a new freeway around Edmonton.

• MSE Retaining Wall abutments support new Kelowna, BC overpass

  February 16, 2015

  The Sneena Road Overpass was being built for the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to help reduce congestion and calm traffic on the busy stretch of Highway 97, between...

• MSE Retaining Walls figure in major Vancouver area transportation link

  July 13, 2007

  The Golden Ears Bridge crosses the Fraser River and establishes a vital corridor between Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Surrey and Langley via a connecting 14 km road system.

• MSE Retaining Walls help meet tight deadline in Mission Valley, BC.

  May 13, 2012

  AIL’s MSE Retaining Walls as bridge abutments helped the BC Ministry of Transportation and Highways finish an important job on time and on budget. AIL proposed a value-engineered steel solution...

• AIL's MSE Retaining Walls System takes the lead on Antigonish Bypass

  February 17, 2010

  The AIL team has been busy in recent months installing our MSE Retaining Wall System, a key part of a major Highway 104 upgrade project in Nova Scotia - the...

• Double Dur-A-Span Culverts readied quickly for NB highway washout

  September 12, 2018

  Twin Dur•A•Span Structural Aluminum Plate culverts were recently expedited through our Dorchester, NB facility to repair a washout that had closed Highway 144, near Edmundston.

• Ontario reline sees the light with Dur•A•Span

  May 19, 2010

  An aging Haliburton County culvert needed to be relined to extend its service life without the increased cost, traffic interruption and environmental impact of a full replacement. The municipality was...

Public Works

• AIL team expedites Polymer-Coated Bolt-A-Plate culvert to meet Brandon’s accelerated schedule

  May 30, 2021

  High water and ice events during the spring thaw had seriously eroded the banks of the Assiniboine River and damaged an existing outfall culvert alongside a CP Rail ROW in...

• Edmonton pedestrian bridge travels down narrow trail, rolls across old bridge for installation

  January 22, 2021

  Edmonton’s Mill Creek Ravine is a very popular urban parkway in the middle of the city. Dog walkers, hikers and runners all love the ravine setting with its narrow winding...

• AIL’s Super•Cor and MSE Retaining Walls support CFB Gagetown military base

  March 7, 2019

  AIL is proud to have been selected to design and supply a stream crossing solution for CFB Gagetown in New Brunswick. Our Super•Cor Arch and MSE Retaining Wall Headwalls solution...

• Bridge connects Okotoks water treatment plant and makes park pathways barrier-free

  March 7, 2019

  Located south of Calgary, Alberta, the Town of Okotoks has a water treatment plant in Sheep River Park, a low-lying area along the river. The plant is often cut-off during...

• Large culverts quickly replace Alberta bridge in tight late fall window

  November 20, 2018

  George Freeman Trail is a major range road forming the Eastern perimeter of Strathmore, Alberta, just east of Calgary. An aging wooden bridge structure was in dire need of replacement,...

• Standing behind our Veterans in Okotoks, Alberta Memorial

  May 14, 2018

  AIL is proud to have been part of the solution for a new Memorial installed on a retaining wall along Veterans Way in Okotoks, Alberta. The original retaining wall rehabilitation...

• Super•Cor Box Culvert reconnects NL T’Railway after major washout

  February 17, 2018

  The major Thanksgiving 2016 storm event damaged a 200 km section of the Newfoundland and Labrador T'Railway Provincial Park. One of the worst washouts was at a five-culvert crossing over...

• Spliced design, precast deck help expedite remote Alberta Park bridge

  November 7, 2017

  The Waiparous Creek Provincial Recreation Area lies deep in the Rocky Mountain foothills, Northwest of Calgary. To mitigate the risks to the aquatic environment caused by instream activities following the...

• ‘The Big Pipe’ that was made and delivered in 24 hours for Cape Breton washout

  December 5, 2016

  On Monday night, October 10, an ‘unprecedented’ 225 mm of rain fell on Cape Breton Island as the tail end of Hurricane Matthew passed by. While the deluge was still...

• AIL builds solid foundation for wind power project

  June 5, 2007

  Expanding Canada’s wind power capacity is a chief priority for EPCOR, a leading developer of non-regulated power plants in North America. But when it was given final regulatory approval to...

• BC emergency crossing engineered for flooding and settlement needs

  July 14, 2015

  A stream crossing on a new emergency access road to Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, in Coquitlam, BC, had specific requirements – being in an flood zone. The project team selected a...

• Modular Bridge: From truck to abutments in 30 minutes!

  October 12, 2013

  When The City of Kawartha Lakes, ON, needed a fast replacement bridge on Creek View Road, they went with a pre-engineered and prefabricated bridge from the AIL Group. They had...

• Bolt-A-Plate stream crossing used for pipeline’s temporary construction access route

  June 6, 2017

  As part of TransCanada’s Mainline Expansion Project in the City of Vaughan, Ontario, a direct access point was needed to connect one work site to another across a small creek...

• Bridge connects historic Alberta trail system for Canada’s 150th

  June 6, 2017

  AIL recently supplied an economical bridge to connect the Athabasca Landing Trail with it’s namesake, Athabasca Landing — now known as the town of Athabasca, about 145 km north of...

• City of Ottawa chooses AIL Sound Walls over concrete alternative

  November 21, 2011

  When City of Ottawa officials decided to increase their planned OC Transpo Articulated Bus Garage’s capacity from 192 buses to 252, they faced resistance from the neighbouring community.

• Contractor sells Kelowna on AIL’s economical bridging alternative

  December 7, 2015

  Mission Creek Regional Park is a 92-hectare nature reserve located in the centre of Kelowna, BC. The park contains over 12 km of hiking trails including a self-guided interpretation trail...

• Culvert replacement upgrades to Dur•A•Span aluminum fish passage

  June 12, 2013

  When the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MoTI) wanted to replace failed twin galvanized culverts on Roy Creek, near Courtenay, they opted for the 75+ year performance of AIL’s...

• Custom Super•Cor Box Culvert bumps concrete alternative and saves Ontario town 20%

  March 14, 2017

  The Town of Essex, Ontario originally tendered this replacement project a year earlier, specified as a concrete box. However the project did not make it past Town Council due to...

• Custom MSE Retaining Walls play supporting role in new Calgary LRT station

  May 21, 2015

  When Calgary Transit’s Northwest C-Train line was extended past Crowfoot to a new station called Tuscany Station, our MSE Retaining Walls were brought in to support a Park-and-Ride, a pedestrian...

• Economical GRS Wire Walls part of Super•Cor bridge replacement

  June 6, 2017

  AIL’s GRS Wire Walls (with cobblestone at the face) are looking good – both on the site and on the bottom line of a recent Super•Cor bridge replacement in Armstrong,...

• Kennedy GO Station goes with AIL Sound Walls

  December 10, 2012

  When Metrolinx needed to install a sound mitigation solution around their Kennedy GO Station in Scarborough, ON, they decided to go with an economical Tuf-Barrier solution from AIL Sound Walls....

• Manitoba First Nation celebrates new lifeline in their community

  December 7, 2015

  The Members of western Manitoba’s Tootinaowaziibeeng Treaty Reserve had been waiting 45 years to have a safe bridge replacement to connect the two halves of the community. Newer, larger water...

• Modular Bridge with Bolt-A-Bin Abutments beats concrete options

  July 18, 2014

  With only a four-week closure window, time was of the essence on a recent bridge replacement in the Township of Lanark Highlands, ON. At a pre-construction meeting many of the...

• NL town installs six Box Culverts over 24 years

  November 19, 2014

  Portugal Cove - St. Philip’s is one of the biggest municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador, spreading over 56 square kilometers along rugged coastal terrain known for putting big demands on...

• Quebec culvert reline good for traffic and budget

  April 16, 2013

  When an aging culvert near Compton, Quebec needed replacement, Transports Québec opted to save time and money with a custom culvert reline from AIL. Thanks to the well-coordinated efforts of...

• Sound Walls integrate with traffic barriers on I-95 bridge

  May 22, 2013

  The Piscataqua River Bridge is a 40-year-old structure connecting Portsmouth, NH and Kittery, ME with six lanes of traffic along the Interstate 95 — the busiest roadway between the two...

• Super-Cor Arch gets busy Toronto street back to peak flow quickly.

  June 13, 2008

  When torrential rains hit in August of 2005, one of downtown Toronto’s busiest streets was washed out. Black Creek flooded and took with it a large section of Finch Avenue....

• Trail bridge/abutment package restores Calgary washout

  September 26, 2016

  The unprecedented Alberta floods of 2013 caused over $700 million in damage and displaced over 100,000 people. Griffith Woods Park, part of Calgary’s expansive riverside trail network, lost three bridges...

• Twin Dur•A•Span Aluminum Box Culverts used in NL tidal zone

  December 17, 2013

  When the Newfoundland & Labrador Department of Transportation & Works needed to replace the failed Main Point timber bridge in Gander Bay, AIL’s engineering team worked with the DOT’s Senior...

• Trail bridges hike up to 1 km into remote sites in Alberta flood recovery

  April 6, 2014

  When “the 100-year flood” hit southern Alberta in 2013, the Siksika First Nation, southeast of Calgary, was one of the worst-hit areas with unprecedented damage to homes and infrastructure. Blackfoot...

• Dur•A•Span Aluminum corrosion resistant culverts shine in BC’s lower mainland

  June 6, 2017

  AIL’s Dur•A•Span Structural Aluminum Plate Culverts have been quietly maintaining their low profiles — toughing it out in the harsh environments of BC’s lower mainland for the duration. You don’t...

Railway

• Silent Protector noise barrier wall quiets CN Rail line for Lake Zurich, Illinois residents

  February 26, 2021

  The main CN Rail line serving the US Midwest sees about 20 freight trains per day passing through the Village of Lake Zurich, Illinois — many of them between the...

• AIL’s Corrugated Steel Pipe used as support pier caissons in Montréal’s REM light metro project

  September 22, 2020

  Spanning 67 kilometres and boasting 26 stations, Montréal’s Réseau express métropolitain (REM) is a new, fully automated electric light metro system which will connect with existing transport systems and link...

• AIL Sound Walls replace deteriorated wooden noise barrier along Toronto LRT line

  September 19, 2018

  Brickworks Lane Townhomes is a condo development in the Stockyards District of Toronto, at St. Clair Avenue West and Weston Road. The established development is located against a major LRT...

• AIL, MSE Retaining Walls and Grid-Strips go to great lengths on Edmonton interchange project

  May 17, 2016

  The City of Edmonton’s QEII Highway and 41st Avenue SW Interchange project opened to traffic in late 2015. The partial cloverleaf interchange carries busy 41st Avenue over Blackmud Creek, the...

• Lightweight AIL Sound Walls used in Houston METRORail expansion

  July 28, 2015

  Lightweight and easy-to-install AIL Sound Walls were recently selected for a particular section of Houston’s major METRORail expansion, where the City of Houston was concerned about protecting their main sewer...

• Nimble AIL Sound Walls quiet a multi-purpose rail corridor

  November 3, 2015

  In Port Moody, British Columbia, the Klahanie Strata Council was concerned that the addition of the Evergreen Line LRT service to an existing CP Rail corridor would create even more...

• 180 m Algerian rail tunnel completed by AIL Group Licensee

  August 13, 2015

  The AIL Group of Companies has Licensees in key international markets around the world. ViaCon Sp. z o.o. Poland was recently involved in a significant twin-track rail tunnel project in...

• Potash mine rail tunnel is first installation using our patented bevel reinforcement

  January 8, 2018

  A Canadian Pacific (CP) tunnel for the K+S Potash Canada (KSPC) mine in southern Saskatchewan is the first Canadian installation of a Super•Cor Round structure with AIL’s patented MSE-reinforced bevels.

• Sound Barrier integrates with existing LRT guideway in BC

  April 28, 2016

  The Evergreen Line is an 11 km extension to the existing SkyTrain system in Vancouver, BC. Scheduled to complete in early 2017, it will connect Coquitlam City Centre through Port...

• Super•Cor rail overpass makes a grand entrance at Nebraska facility

  February 12, 2013

  Road traffic approaching the new 81-20 Grain Terminal near Randolph, Nebraska, passes through a handsome rail loop overpass made from a Super•Cor Arch and MSE Retaining Walls.

• Unique Hampton, NB truss bridge arches over double-stack trains

  February 10, 2016

  A recent project to replace an old bridge over a CN Rail line had our bridge designers thinking outside of the box to create an over-arching solution for an extremely...

• Versatile MSE Retaining Walls show their stuff in Calgary West LRT project

  September 21, 2015

  AIL's MSE Retaining Wall System and our in-house engineering team demonstrated their versatility in support of the new, 8 km LRT line that connects Calgary's downtown core with communities to...

Urban

• AIL’s Corrugated Steel Pipe used as support pier caissons in Montréal’s REM light metro project

  September 22, 2020

  Spanning 67 kilometres and boasting 26 stations, Montréal’s Réseau express métropolitain (REM) is a new, fully automated electric light metro system which will connect with existing transport systems and link...

• AIL’s MSE Retaining Walls create access ramp for the dismantling of Montreal’s old Champlain Bridge

  July 22, 2020

  Montreal’s Samuel de Champlain Bridge replacement is, arguably, one of Canada’s largest infrastructure projects and AIL is proud to have been selected to play a supporting role in the project.

• Montréal area bridge ramp features AIL’s MSE Retaining Walls with full-height panels

  February 21, 2020

  Project demonstrates the versatility of our MSE Retaining Wall System through three variations

• “One Team” collaborative approach syncs Calgary’s Crowchild Trail retaining wall project

  May 22, 2019

  AIL is proud to be partnering with Graham Infrastructure LP on Calgary’s $62 million Short-Term Improvements Project on the Crowchild Trail. Working very closely with the Graham team, we have...

• AIL’s Super•Cor and MSE Retaining Walls team up on one of Calgary’s new luxurious community developments

  February 25, 2019

  An AIL Super•Cor Box Culvert and MSE Precast Panel Walls teamed up to make a unique and picturesque Emergency Access stream crossing in one of Northwest Calgary’s leading residential developments...

• Pedestrian Bridge focal point of Airdrie, Alberta community

  November 23, 2018

  A handsome new Pedestrian/Cycle Bridge from the AIL Group crosses a reflecting pond in the middle of Midtown – a fast-growing residential development in Airdrie, Alberta. The crossing is the...

• Quick Bolt-A-Plate culverts keep TCH running through Ontario town

  December 12, 2018

  Port Severn, a picturesque town on the shores of Georgian Bay, is home to the Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site. The Trans Canada Highway (Hwy 400) shares a narrow isthmus...

• AIL's MSE Retaining Walls feature in MTO Highway 401 widening project

  September 13, 2018

  The AIL MSE Retaining Wall System is being used to build bridge abutments and retaining walls as part of an 18 km Highway 401 Expansion Project through the Peel and...

• Super•Cor Box Culvert fits into GTA township’s park just fine

  July 29, 2018

  Halton Hills is a regional township in the northwestern corner of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), with Georgetown and Acton as its larger centres. Just north of Georgetown, the Terra...

• Pedestrian Bridge anchors canal ‘daylighting’ project in Dartmouth, NS

  July 30, 2018

  Sullivan’s Pond and surrounding parkland is the jewel in the crown of urban Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The Pond is part of the historic, 114-km Shubenacadie Canal System that once connected...

• Double Dur-A-Span Culverts readied quickly for NB highway washout

  November 20, 2018

  Twin Dur•A•Span Structural Aluminum Plate culverts were recently expedited through our Dorchester, NB facility to repair a washout from flooding on Highway 144 near Edmundston. With the road closed and...

• AIL's MSE Retaining Wall Systems partner up in two Saskatoon interchanges

  July 29, 2018

  Atlantic Industries Limited (AIL) is proud to have been selected as a partner on a large design-build project for two interchanges in the City of Saskatoon. Our role was to...

• Super-Cor Arch gets busy Toronto street back to peak flow quickly.

  June 13, 2008

  When torrential rains hit in August of 2005, one of downtown Toronto’s busiest streets was washed out. Black Creek flooded and took with it a large section of Finch Avenue....

• BC emergency crossing engineered for flooding and settlement needs

  July 14, 2015

  A stream crossing on a new emergency access road to Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, in Coquitlam, BC, had specific requirements – being in an flood zone. The project team selected a...

• Bolt-A-Plate Arches connect islands in Calgary community

  March 3, 2014

  Mahogany Lakeside Living, a residential development in southeast Calgary, features a large lake with two islands connected by AIL Structural Plate Bridges. The consultant’s preliminary study evaluated crossing options based...

• Dur•A•Span Box Culverts keep low profile in Ontario project

  September 5, 2012

  When very low-rise culverts were needed to connect an industrial development’s stormwater system to an overflow pond on the other side of a busy highway, AIL designed and supplied a...

• Trail bridge/abutment package restores Calgary washout

  September 26, 2016

  The unprecedented Alberta floods of 2013 caused over $700 million in damage and displaced over 100,000 people. Griffith Woods Park, part of Calgary’s expansive riverside trail network, lost three bridges...

• Contractor sells Kelowna on AIL’s economical bridging alternative

  December 7, 2015

  Mission Creek Regional Park is a 92-hectare nature reserve located in the centre of Kelowna, BC. The park contains over 12 km of hiking trails including a self-guided interpretation trail...

• MSE Retaining Walls cover all the angles in Calgary’s TCH/Bowfort Interchange

  February 16, 2018

  The Trans Canada Highway (16th Avenue North) is a major east-west transportation route through Calgary connecting the provincial and national highway systems. Bowfort Road serves Canada Olympic Park to the...

• 25 MSE Structural Walls for Edmonton mega-project.

  September 21, 2009

  When the City of Edmonton decided to undertake a major interchange project at the site of its busiest intersection – 23rd Avenue at Gateway Boulevard, serving over 100,000 vehicles a...

• Full MSE Retaining Wall product line used in Victoria interchange

  September 20, 2010

  AIL was recently selected to design and supply MSE retaining walls for the McTavish Interchange on Highway 17, near Victoria, BC. The new interchange will provide a major upgrade to...

• MSE Retaining Walls figure in major Vancouver area transportation link

  July 13, 2007

  The Golden Ears Bridge crosses the Fraser River and establishes a vital corridor between Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Surrey and Langley via a connecting 14 km road system.

• Custom MSE Retaining Walls play supporting role in new Calgary LRT station

  May 21, 2015

  When Calgary Transit’s Northwest C-Train line was extended past Crowfoot to a new station called Tuscany Station, our MSE Retaining Walls were brought in to support a Park-and-Ride, a pedestrian...

• Versatile MSE Retaining Walls show their stuff in Calgary West LRT project

  September 21, 2015

  AIL's MSE Retaining Wall System and our in-house engineering team demonstrated their versatility in support of the new, 8 km LRT line that connects Calgary's downtown core with communities to...

• Sound Barrier integrates with existing LRT guideway in BC

  April 28, 2016

  The Evergreen Line is an 11 km extension to the existing SkyTrain system in Vancouver, BC. Scheduled to complete in early 2017, it will connect Coquitlam City Centre through Port...

• AIL Sound Walls land at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport

  May 17, 2012

  The Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is well known to travellers who need to get places in a hurry. Located in the downtown core on Toronto Island, the airport falls...

• City of Ottawa chooses AIL Sound Walls over concrete alternative

  November 21, 2011

  When City of Ottawa officials decided to increase their planned OC Transpo Articulated Bus Garage’s capacity from 192 buses to 252, they faced resistance from the neighbouring community.

• Nimble AIL Sound Walls quiet a multi-purpose rail corridor

  November 3, 2015

  In Port Moody, British Columbia, the Klahanie Strata Council was concerned that the addition of the Evergreen Line LRT service to an existing CP Rail corridor would create even more...

• Sound Walls integrate with traffic barriers on I-95 bridge

  May 22, 2013

  The Piscataqua River Bridge is a 40-year-old structure connecting Portsmouth, NH and Kittery, ME with six lanes of traffic along the Interstate 95 — the busiest roadway between the two...

• Kennedy GO Station goes with AIL Sound Walls

  December 10, 2012

  When Metrolinx needed to install a sound mitigation solution around their Kennedy GO Station in Scarborough, ON, they decided to go with an economical Tuf-Barrier solution from AIL Sound Walls....

• Innovative slab footings help AIL Sound Walls slip into shallow, narrow site in Richmond, BC

  February 16, 2018

  A new Richmond neighbourhood bordered BC’s busy Highway 91 and an effective sound mitigation solution was needed. But, there were just two problems. The site, between the highway and a...

Mining & Energy

• Large Super•Cor Box Culvert replaces three washed-out culverts on James Bay resource road

  April 3, 2021

  AIL is pleased to have been selected to design and supply this large 19 m span Super•Cor Box Culvert for the Société de développement de la Baie-James culvert replacement project...

• Super•Cor portal is the latest of many AIL Mining structures for the Canadian Malartic Mine

  February 18, 2021

  The new 95 m Odyssey Portal at the Canadian Malartic Mine in northwestern Quebec is part of an underground expansion of one of the largest open pit mines in North...

• Northern Quebec mine chooses Ultra•Cor for haul road stream crossing

  October 8, 2020

  Designed for extreme loads and deep covers, AIL’s Ultra•Cor Structural Steel Plate was the perfect solution for this mine site’s haul road stream crossing in the a remote region of...

• AIL GRS Bridge replaces narrow resource road girder bridge, improves road width and alignment

  February 21, 2020

  About 92 km south-southeast of Grande Prairie, Alberta, Strath Resources needed to replace an older, single-lane, girder bridge at Smokey River Creek (aka Drilcorp Road Crossing 300).

• Corrugated Steel Pipe order sea-ships to Rankin Inlet for mine road construction

  November 17, 2018

  AIL recently supplied a large order of Corrugated Steel Pipe (CSP) to be used in construction of exploration and haul roads for a mine near Rankin Inlet in Nunavut.

• Super•Cor portal takes the long way to northern Quebec diamond mine

  October 27, 2017

  A 68 m long Super•Cor mine portal was recently installed at the Stornoway’s Renard Mine in Quebec’s far north — but the structure took a rather long route to get...

• No road or rail traffic interruptions for Super•Cor® heavy haul road arch installation.

  April 20, 2009

  When Atlantic Civil Products Pty Ltd, a major AIL Australian licensee, needed to convince a client that a large, two-lane heavy haul road arch system could be constructed over an...

• AIL designs strong, economical, green solution for heavy haul road.

  May 22, 2008

  Built in response to an engineering challenge faced by Peter Kiewit Sons Co. Ltd., the Kemess Arch uses AIL’s exclusive Super•Cor with Encased Concrete technology to provide a bridge solution...

• AIL engineers build world’s largest corrugated arch

  July 22, 2008

  When Cardinal River Coal needed to transport raw coal from their new Cheviot Creek pit through the Canadian wilderness to their processing plant over 20 km away, it was obvious...

• Dur-­A-­Span used to create concrete form liner for shaft

  March 29, 2010

  Cementation Canada Inc. was contracted by New Gold Inc. to line a 3.6 m diameter vertical shaft at their New Afton Mine near Kamloops, BC.

• AIL designs North America’s largest structural plate stockpile tunnel

  June 20, 2011

  Malartic, Quebec, is home to a massive gold mine development. Touted as their flagship property, the excavation site is owned by Osisko Mining Corporation.

• Five Super•Cor tunnels help reposition world’s largest copper mine

  June 9, 2013

  Minera Escondida is located 3200 m above the Pacific Ocean in northern Chile’s remote Atacama Desert, the driest desert in the world.

• Four-Flange Structural Liner gives Guatemalan vent raise “THE EDGE”

  March 13, 2014

  By selecting our innovative Four-Flange Structural Liner (aka “THE EDGE”) for a vent raise project, The Escobal Mine team saved valuable time and money over ringset and lagging or concrete...

• Heavy duty Ultra•Cor chosen for haul road stream crossing

  July 14, 2015

  When a Quebec mine site needed to construct a stream crossing for a new heavy haul road, they chose AIL’s Ultra•Cor for all the right reasons:

• Innovative crusher wall installation avoids extra costs

  June 9, 2007

  When AIL was contracted by Dufferin Aggregates to design and manufacture a crusher wall for their Flamboro Quarry, our team had to look at the project from all angles.

• Potash mine rail tunnel is first installation using our patented bevel reinforcement

  January 8, 2018

  A Canadian Pacific (CP) tunnel for the K+S Potash Canada (KSPC) mine in southern Saskatchewan is the first Canadian installation of a Super•Cor Round structure with AIL’s patented MSE-reinforced bevels.

• Replacement GRS Bridge installs in just six days

  April 30, 2014

  When a major oil and gas operation needed to replace a failed culvert on an Alberta resource road, an AIL Geotextile Reinforced Soil Bridge proved to be the most economical...

• Steel bridge easier and less costly than its concrete twin

  June 6, 2013

  Way out in Wyoming, there’s a tale of two bridges that bears telling. These bridges sit tightly, side by side, each spanning the same distance on parallel rail spurs. Each...

• Super•Cor Structural Plate and MSE Wire Walls stand tall in “Windy Valley” mine site

  March 9, 2011

  AIL provides efficient solutions for all types of mine site infrastructure, but one of the most challenging applications is the heavy haul road arch.

• Super•Cor structures add another layer of protection in ‘The Fort’

  September 8, 2011

  The AIL Mining Team was contracted to design and supply Super•Cor “protection” structures to an Oil Sands mine site, just north of Fort McMurray, AB. The structures were designed to...

• Urgent bridge replacement: from site prep to first train in 120 days.

  June 13, 2010

  The AIL Group was excited to be a partner in an urgent mine site infrastructure project to replace a 60 m span steel girder bridge that had been damaged during...

Forestry

• Bowater chooses Super•Cor Box Culverts for forestry roads.

  May 22, 2006

  Super•Cor Box Culverts have become the go-to structure for new and replacement bridges in the forests of Eastern Canada. Forestry companies requiring a wide span, low rise bridge find Super•Cor...

• Bolt-A-Plate/Best•Kote solution chosen for high cover, aggressive environment

  December 17, 2013

  AIL’s Bolt-A-Plate with Best•Kote Polymer Coating recently proved to be the best option for a fish passage/stream enclosure under the new section of New Brunswick’s Fundy Trail Parkway expansion.

• GRS fish passage is first project completed through national conservation program

  March 14, 2017

  An AIL Geotextile Reinforced Soil (GRS) Arch near Fox Creek, Alberta, was the first major project to be completed under Trout Unlimited Canada’s conservation program to identify, prioritize and resolve...

• Replacement GRS Bridge installs in just six days

  April 30, 2014

  When a major oil and gas operation needed to replace a failed culvert on an Alberta resource road, an AIL Geotextile Reinforced Soil Bridge proved to be the most economical...

• Super•Cor Boxes better for Butterpot Park environment

  May 21, 2015

  Butterpot Park, NL is named after a prominent rounded hill within its boundaries, surrounded by close to 3,000 hectares of varied terrain and vegetation – forests, bogs, heaths and ponds....

• Traffic keeps rolling as BC GRS Bridge installs in just eight days

  February 10, 2016

  As part of a major re-alignment on a forestry service road about 30 km west of Mackenzie, BC, the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations needed to find...

Northern

• AIL speeds up Yukon Bolt-A-Plate culvert with efficient Grid-Strip-reinforced Bolt-A-Plate headwalls

  April 3, 2021

  As part of a major upgrade to Klondike Highway #2, the Yukon Department of Highways and Public Works needed a quick solution for a stream crossing at Meadow Creek, near...

• Large Super•Cor Box Culvert replaces three washed-out culverts on James Bay resource road

  April 3, 2021

  AIL is pleased to have been selected to design and supply this large 19 m span Super•Cor Box Culvert for the Société de développement de la Baie-James culvert replacement project...

• AIL GRS Bridge replaces narrow resource road girder bridge, improves road width and alignment

  February 21, 2020

  About 92 km south-southeast of Grande Prairie, Alberta, Strath Resources needed to replace an older, single-lane, girder bridge at Smokey River Creek (aka Drilcorp Road Crossing 300).

• Bolt-A-Plate and Steel Sheet Piling create an efficient solution on Yukon Highway 4 culvert project

  November 6, 2019

  Yukon Highway 4, also known as the Robert Campbell Highway, is a two-lane, partially gravelled road connecting Watson Lake to Carmacks — a distance of 583 km. As part of...

• Partially coated Bolt-A-Plate best solution for BC MoTI culvert replacement

  September 28, 2019

  Climate change is impacting Northern British Columbia, with increased precipitation putting added stress on drainage structures. A 2016 storm overwhelmed the existing 3.05 m diameter culvert at Zonnebeke Creek on...

• AIL Geotextile Reinforced Soil (GRS) Bridge perfect for northern BC stream crossing

  April 13, 2019

  About half a day’s drive northwest of MacKenzie, BC, the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development (the Ministry) was upgrading a single lane resource road to...

• Welded Lockseam Corrugated Steel Pipe called for on Yukon’s Alaska Highway

  April 9, 2019

  Drainage culverts installed in permafrost zones are susceptible to potential high settlement ranges and “pull-apart” forces. Both the Government of Yukon Department of Highways and Public Works (HPW) and the...

• Versatile Bolt-A-Plate used for backwalls in NWT bridge projects

  April 9, 2019

  Our versatile Bolt-A-Plate Structural Steel Plate is most commonly used in its curved form to create culverts and other structures for a variety of applications across many sectors. However, flat...

• Corrugated Steel Pipe order sea-ships to Rankin Inlet for mine road construction

  November 17, 2018

  AIL recently supplied a large order of Corrugated Steel Pipe (CSP) to be used in construction of exploration and haul roads for a mine near Rankin Inlet in Nunavut.

• Large GRS Bridge perfect solution for Northern Alberta access road

  November 17, 2018

  A large AIL Geotextile Reinforced Soil (GRS) Bridge was the perfect solution to replace an aging two-lane bridge on an oil and gas access road near Conklin, Alberta. The project’s...

• Bolt-A-Plate Culvert ready for Northern BC extremes

  August 8, 2018

  In the Peace River area of Northern British Columbia, severe flooding had completely overwhelmed a 900 mm culvert and washed out busy Highway 97 at Grizzly Creek, near Chetwynd.

• Bolt-A-Bin best for Baffin bridge abutments

  June 2, 2018

  AIL MINING was contracted for the design and supply of four sets of Bolt-A-Bin bridge abutments for the Mary’s River iron ore operation on Baffin Island in Canada’s high arctic.

• Large order of Bolt-A-Bin and CSP readied quickly for Nunavut

  June 2, 2018

  AIL Mining recently put the move on to ready 18 Bolt-A-Bin Abutment Systems and 15 tractor-trailer loads of Corrugated Steel Pipe (CSP) to ocean-ship to the far northern reaches of...

• Bridge/Abutment Packages barge in to remote Alaskan site

  June 4, 2018

  The Kensington underground gold mine and associated milling facilities are located in the remote Berners Bay Mining District, about 45 miles northwest of Juneau. The site, which is only accessible...

• Twin Bolt-A-Plate manway/vent shafts now sailing to Northern Quebec

  June 2, 2018

  AIL Mining recently secured an order for two smaller Bolt-A-Plate structures (similar to the one pictured here) to serve as manway/vent shafts at a northern Quebec mine site.

• Bridge provides access to Alaskan mine reclamation

  June 2, 2018

  In support of ongoing mine reclamation activities at the Red Devil Mine on the Kuskokwim River, the Bureau of Land Management contracted with design-build specialist, Marsh Creek, LLC, on a...

• AIL designs and supplies Quebec’s largest wire-faced crusher wall

  December 10, 2012

  Cliffs Natural Resources is a major global iron ore and coal producer with significant operations in Canada. As part of their Bloom Lake Phase II expansion project to double the...

• Speedy installation keeps haul road project on track

  June 2, 2018

  Fairbanks Gold Mining, Inc. (A Kinross Company) operates an open-pit gold mine located northeast of Fairbanks, Alaska. A haul road grade separation was needed to more efficiently transport ore to...

Development

• Fort McMurray golf course bridge replacement installed with an excavator and a tow truck

  May 17, 2021

  In the spring of 2020, ice jams on the Athabasca and Clearwater rivers in Fort McMurray led to severe flooding and the complete closure of the City’s downtown core, causing...

• Flexible thinking helps extend existing Super•Cor Box Culvert

  March 7, 2019

  A private road-widening project in Vernon, BC highlighted our capabilities in tackling complex projects. Connecting a new Super•Cor Box Culvert to an existing one (designed in 2000) was challenging due...

• AIL’s Super•Cor and MSE Retaining Walls team up on one of Calgary’s new luxurious community developments

  February 25, 2019

  An AIL Super•Cor Box Culvert and MSE Precast Panel Walls teamed up to make a unique and picturesque Emergency Access stream crossing in one of Northwest Calgary’s leading residential developments...

• Innovative slab footings help AIL Sound Walls slip into shallow, narrow site in Richmond, BC

  February 16, 2018

  A new Richmond neighbourhood bordered BC’s busy Highway 91 and an effective sound mitigation solution was needed. But, there were just two problems. The site, between the highway and a...

• AIL Sound Walls land at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport

  May 17, 2012

  The Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is well known to travellers who need to get places in a hurry. Located in the downtown core on Toronto Island, the airport falls...

• Bolt-A-Plate Arches connect islands in Calgary community

  March 3, 2014

  Mahogany Lakeside Living, a residential development in southeast Calgary, features a large lake with two islands connected by AIL Structural Plate Bridges. The consultant’s preliminary study evaluated crossing options based...

• Bridge connects historic Alberta trail system for Canada’s 150th

  June 6, 2017

  AIL recently supplied an economical bridge to connect the Athabasca Landing Trail with it’s namesake, Athabasca Landing — now known as the town of Athabasca, about 145 km north of...

• Custom Super•Cor Box Culvert bumps concrete alternative and saves Ontario town 20%

  March 14, 2017

  The Town of Essex, Ontario originally tendered this replacement project a year earlier, specified as a concrete box. However the project did not make it past Town Council due to...

• Dur•A•Span Box Culverts keep low profile in Ontario project

  September 5, 2012

  When very low-rise culverts were needed to connect an industrial development’s stormwater system to an overflow pond on the other side of a busy highway, AIL designed and supplied a...

• Eastern Ontario township chooses Super•Cor for the sixth time

  December 5, 2016

  The Township of North Glengarry – about halfway between Ottawa and Montreal on Highway 417 – is now home to its sixth AIL Super•Cor project in recent years. It seems...

• Modular Bridge with Bolt-A-Bin Abutments beats concrete options

  July 18, 2014

  With only a four-week closure window, time was of the essence on a recent bridge replacement in the Township of Lanark Highlands, ON. At a pre-construction meeting many of the...

• New Grid-Strip System simplifies Calgary bridge abutments

  September 5, 2012

  Bowness Park is a century-old island recreation area located on the Bow River in Calgary’s west side. As part of the City’s $10.5 million redevelopment project to preserve the Park’s...

• Multi-partner team keeps Maine crossing out of a Jam

  December 10, 2012

  With a fish run expected in 10 weeks, time was of the essence when the contract was signed for the design, fabrication, delivery and installation of a crossing over Jam...

• Quick solution makes for happy campers in BC

  September 17, 2014

  BC’s Shuswap Lake region is known for its recreational alternatives — boating, houseboating and camping — serious camping. So, it was no laughing matter when the Cottonwood Family Campground was...

• Salmon Arm development uses second STORMAWAY system

  March 3, 2014

  Building on the successful outcome of our 2012 project, a second AIL STORMAWAY Stormwater Management System was specified for the continued expansion of this retail/residential development in Salmon Arm, BC....

• Storm-A-Way System helps BC grocer stay green

  May 17, 2012

  If you’ve ever been to Salmon Arm on the majestic Shuswap Lake, you know what a special place it is. Just ask the folks at the local Askew’s Supermarket.

• Super•Cor in the high-tech foreground

  March 14, 2008

  Marshes Golf Course is located in the middle of Kanata Research Park, often referred to as Silicone Valley North. The golf course is integrated into the research park, crossing existing...

• Three new bridges support the Fort’s golfers

  July 18, 2014

  Fort McMurray, AIL’s “We Support The Fort” attitude is evident in our engineered infrastructure that is literally part of the economic landscape in the region’s highways and mine sites. It...

• Double Dur-A-Span Culverts readied quickly for NB highway washout

  September 12, 2018

  Twin Dur•A•Span Structural Aluminum Plate culverts were recently expedited through our Dorchester, NB facility to repair a washout that had closed Highway 144, near Edmundston.

• Rapid response maintains factory spur line in Nova Scotia

  November 5, 2016

  Torrential rains associated with Hurricane Matthew had accelerated the inevitable collapse of an older stone culvert on a spur line serving a Michelin Tire plant. Critical rail shipments could have...

• ‘The Big Pipe’ that was made and delivered in 24 hours for Cape Breton washout

  December 5, 2016

  On Monday night, October 10, an ‘unprecedented’ 225 mm of rain fell on Cape Breton Island as the tail end of Hurricane Matthew passed by. While the deluge was still...

• AIL acts quickly to provide solution for highway washout

  September 20, 2010

  When the torrential rains of June 2008 washed out portions of Highway 11/17 at Arnold Creek, west of Thunder Bay, ON, the Ministry of Transportation knew they were up the...

• AIL steps up on NB washouts from severe weather events

  May 21, 2015

  Post tropical storm Arthur and other severe storms made 2014 a very challenging year for the roads and bridges in our home province of New Brunswick. However, with our RAPID...

• Century-old, deep-cover railway culvert completely replaced in a weekend

  May 25, 2015

  CN Rail needed to replace a failed culvert within a 65-hour weekend work block and our Dur-A-Span Structural Aluminum Plate Culvert, and a highly organized construction team, were ready for...

• Dur•A•Span box culvert drops in between tides to fix washouts

  April 30, 2014

  In Marystown, NL a series of smaller culverts on a tidal crossing had washed out a few times over the last decade, incurring substantial repair costs each time. The Town...

• Emergency solution part of rush culvert replacement on BC’s Highway 99

  February 10, 2016

  Highway 99 is the main route south from Vancouver to the USA. Shutting down two lanes of traffic for an extended period of time would be a disaster for this...

• In-stock aluminum arch, precast footings accelerate BC washout fix

  March 17, 2016

  In McBride, BC, a pair of old culverts had collapsed impeding a salmon-bearing tributary of the Fraser River. This eventually caused an access road to wash out, exposing the village’s...

• In-stock Atlantic Arch saves the day in BC washout

  February 13, 2013

  When heavy rains washed out an aging culvert cutting off a residential neighbourhood in Vernon, BC, The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure needed to find a solution quickly. An assortment...

• Trail bridge/abutment package restores Calgary washout

  September 26, 2016

  The unprecedented Alberta floods of 2013 caused over $700 million in damage and displaced over 100,000 people. Griffith Woods Park, part of Calgary’s expansive riverside trail network, lost three bridges...