Contractor embarks on new section of ring road work
CALGARY — Pasadena, Calif.-based Parsons in conjunction with Flatiron Constructors, Inc., and Graham Construction and Engineering, will design and construct the northeast portion of the Calgary ring road.
The new 21-km portion of the ring road will extend from Deerfoot Trail south to 17 Avenue southeast.
The first portion of the ring road, a 15-kilometer stretch in northwest Calgary, will be complete next fall. The northeast portion of the project consists of 23 bridge structures and six interchanges, including one major interchange at Deerfoot Trail — the heaviest traveled road in Alberta — and one at the Trans-Canada Highway. Parsons will provide overall design management and coordination and will manage the design-build quality control program.
“When operational, the northeast portion of the ring road will alleviate the heavy goods and services traffic from the city’s highway network,” said Jim Shappell, Parsons Group President.
The entire Calgary ring road is expected to be completed in 2009.
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