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Engineering

Updates and behind the scenes information around our engineering services and initiatives, projects and programs.

How BC Air Access Provides Small Airport Funding and Supports Safety

September 12, 2023December 7, 2022 2 Comments

BC’s 300 aviation facilities have critical roles to play, like wildfire suppression and medical evacuation (medevac), and we’re helping to support them with small airport funding from the BC Air Access Program (BCAAP).

Categories BC Aviation Facilities, BC Infrastructure, BC Travellers, Funding Programs

Scalers – Top to Bottom Rock Removal Specialists

September 12, 2023October 20, 2022 5 Comments

Scalers work above roadways to help keep motorists safe from falling rock or encountering a surprise boulder (or three). Their work as rock removal specialists also enables workers and equipment to safely perform construction below.

Categories Engineering, Feature Articles, Road Maintenance

BC Flooding: What Does the Road to Recovery Look Like for Our Highways?

September 12, 2023May 10, 2022 10 Comments

The south coast of BC is often referred to as the “Wet Coast” – a lighthearted nod to the high levels of rain that fall here annually. However, during the BC flooding of November 2021,

Categories Emergency Events, Engineering

BC’s Historic Landslides – What They Are and How We Manage Them

September 18, 2024May 3, 2022 2 Comments

Managing historic slides takes in-depth analysis to assess the slide’s behaviour, expert information and community input, to choose the best option.

Categories BC Travellers, Engineering

Meet BC SIMS – Our Seismic Infrastructure Monitoring System

November 4, 2021 8 Comments

Hello. My name is British Columbia Smart Infrastructure Monitoring System. My developers call me BC SIMS. My job is to constantly monitor seismic activity across Canada (as well as Washington, Oregon and Alaska) and report

Categories BC Infrastructure, BC Travellers, Emergency Events

How We Use Traffic Count Data and What That Means for You

January 4, 2022September 24, 2021 2 Comments

Data. It’s a popular thing these days – everybody wants it – and our traffic count data is no exception. In our busy province, we study traffic data to help us identify where traffic is

Categories BC Infrastructure, BC Travellers, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)

Our Structural Engineering Team Helps Keep BC Moving

July 11, 2022August 31, 2021 2 Comments

Bridges. Tunnels. Overpasses. Many of us count on them daily to cross over (and under) rivers and other tricky spots without even really thinking about the details that go into designing and maintaining these structures.

Categories BC Infrastructure, BC Travellers, TELP/EIT/GIT Program

Four Laning BC Highway 1: Your Questions Answered

June 20, 2024July 21, 2021 148 Comments

If you’ve driven in British Columbia, chances are pretty good you’ve been on the Trans-Canada Highway. It’s the primary east-west connection through our beautiful province, our main gateway to the rest of Canada, and a

Categories BC Projects, BC Travellers, Trucking
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