Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Conference & Exhibition 2011

Edmonton,xxx Alberta, Canada 11-14 September 2011

Volume 1 of 2

ISBN: 978-1-61839-355-5

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VOLUME 1

MEPDG Implementation: Manitoba Experience...... 1 M. Alauddin Ahammed, Said Kass, Stan Hilderman, William K. S. Tang

Bio-engineering and Bio-technical Techniques in Streambank Stabilization TAC, Education Achievement Award Nomination Submission ...... 20 N/A

Alberta Transportation Experience with Debonded Pre-tensioning Strands in Precast NU Girders ...... 27 John Alexander, David Rogowsky, Bob Ramsay

Household Trip Patterns and Travel Characteristics in Lethbridge, Alberta...... 41 Ahmed Ali, Darwin Juell, Shirley Lui, Julie Winram

Cable-Stayed Bridge as an Alternative for Medium and Short Span Bridges...... 60 Azita Azarnejad, Ken McWhinnie, Gamil Tadros, Jiri Strasky

Challenges in Designing Pavements for Bus Rapid Transit Projects Experience in York Region, Ontario ...... 76 Andrew C. Balasundaram, Ludomir Uzarowski, Michael L. J. Maher, Mitchell Smith, Darrin Sellick

How to Regulate Traffic in a Sustainable World ...... 88 Daniel Beaulieu

City of Saskatoon Mechanistic Pavement Structure Modeling...... 110 Curtis Berthelot, Rielle Haichert, Roberto Soares, Diana Podborochynski, Colin Prang, Duane Guenther

Traffic Calming Speed Humps and Speed Cushions ...... 124 Catherine Berthod

Modération de La Circulation Dos D’âne Allongés Et Coussins ...... 141 Catherine Berthod

Innovative Infrastructure Designs to Accommodate High-Loads and Over-Dimensional Loads through the Fort McMurray Area ...... 159 Ferhan Bhanji, Wayne Tomlinson

Redevelopment of the Metropolitan Expressway in Montreal: Efficient Transportation Planning in a Dense and Compact Urban Environment...... 180 Nicolas Bissuel-Roy

Dundas Street Crossing of Sixteen Mile Creek A Field Spliced, Post-tensioned Precast Concrete Girder Bridge...... 192 Matthew Bowser, Scott Leitch, Bob Stofko

Quantification of Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA) Properties for Usage in Bridges and Pavements: An Ontario Case Study...... 203 Liam Butler, J.S. West, S.L. Tighe, Norman W. McLeod

The Two Percent Solution...... 222 Al Capas, Steve Aguiar

How Constructive Public Consultation can Lead to a Successful Project: The Ioco Road Corridor Safety Improvements Study...... 229 Borg Chan

Evaluation of Safety and Operational Performance of High Tension Median Cable Barrier on Deerfoot Trail, Calgary, Alberta ...... 248 Tony Churchill, Upal Barua, Masood Hassan, Muhammad Imran, Bill Kenny

Best Practices in Urban Goods Movement ...... 267 Donald Cleghorn, Darryl Spencer, Rhys Wolff, David Kriger

Developing a Cycling Facility Selection Tool: Some Observations...... 283 James J. Copeland, Greg L. Chisholm, John B. L. Robinson

Downtown Ottawa Transit Tunnel (DOTT) Planning and Environmental Assessment (EA) Study: Strengthening Transit and Land Use Integration in the National Capital ...... 298 B. Paul Croft

Windsor Border Initiatives Improving Canada’s Premier Land Border Crossing...... 329 Garfield Dales

Alberta Traffic Safety Plan and Community Mobilization Strategy...... 343 Jeanette Espie, Ross Danyluk

The City of Calgary’s Reversible Lane Control Systems ...... 362 Chris Delanoy, Travis Gaede, Yeatland Wong

GeoTAIS: An Application of Spatial Analysis for Traffic Safety Improvements on Provincial Highways in Saskatchewan...... 383 Brandt Denham, George Eguakun, Kwei Quaye

Recycled Aggregate and Geosynthetic Study City of Edmonton ...... 402 Hugh Donovan

Case History on the Design, Implementation, and Conclusions of a Study of Haul Roads Associated with a Wind Farm Development in Southwestern Ontario...... 421 Robert A Douglas, Inana Marukic, James D. Rodger

Combined Ranking Method for Screening Collision Monitoring Locations along Alberta Highways...... 430 Robert Duckworth, Muhammad Imran, Jack Chan

Twinning of the Trans Canada Highway Through Banff National Park...... 453 N/A

Educational Achievement Award: 2010 Nomination...... 465 N/A

Edmonton Experiencewith Bottom Ash and Other Insulating Materials for Mitigation of Frost Heave Induced Damage in Pavements...... 472 David A. Field, Tony Ruban, Art Johnston, Daryl Nixon, Don Lewycky

Generating Carbon Offset Credits in Canada Using Weigh-in-Motion...... 489 Marlis Foth, Curtis Berthelot, Randy Hanson

Applying International Best Practice: Measuring and Improving the Performance of Pedestrian Environments...... 502 Ellie Gould

Le Réaménagement de L'échangeur Henri-bourassa / Pie-IX À Montréal: Un Projet D'ingénierie Urbaine Pour Une Mobilité Durable...... 520 Laurent Guignard

Evolution and Legacy of Pavement Management in Canada: A CGRA/RTAC/TAC Success Story ...... 537 Ralph Haas

Impact of High RAP Content on the Performance Characteristics of Asphalt Mixtures in Manitoba ...... 554 Elie Y. Hajj, Peter E. Sebaaly, Luis Loria, Said Kass, Tara Liske

Cement-Modified Soil for Long Lasting Pavements...... 574 Gregory E. Halsted

Unique New Bridge Designs for Four Highway Interchanges in BC...... 587 David Harvey

Construction of High Tension Median Cable Barrier on Alberta Highway 2: A Case Study of Cost- effective Innovation ...... 604 Masood Hassan, Cory Rogers, Mike Damberger, Bryan Ngo

Evaluation of Darwin-ME Pavement Rutting Prediction Models Using Data from Alberta’s Pavement Management System...... 622 Wei He, Marta Juhasz, John Crockett, Venkat Lakkavalli

Life Cycle Cost Analysis of Municipal Pavements in Southern and Eastern Ontario ...... 634 Anne Holt, Sherry Sullivan, David K. Hein

2011 TAC/ATC Environmental Achievement Award Nomination ...... 656 Calvin McClary

Provision for all - Adaptive Signal Control for cities where modal demands are changing - the London Case Study...... 670 Gavin Jackman, Mike Hutt

Owner, Consultant, and Contractor Collaboration for Rapid Delivery of the Marine Drive Transit Priority Project ...... 686 Murray Johnson, David Queen

Transportation Association of Canada Sustainable Urban Transportation Award ...... 700 N/A

Ontario’s 2011 Transit-supportive Guidelines: Integrating Land Use, Transit and Active Transportation...... 708 Jeannie Lee, Robin Kortright

Trends in Urban Travel: Implications for Planning and Forecasting...... 723 David Kriger, Rhys Wolff, Ahmad Subhani, Donald Cleghorn

TRAVIS Multi-Jurisdiction Oversize Vehicle Permitting System...... 740 Imants Krumins, Kerry Leslie

Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games: BC MoT Traffic Management...... 759 Nasir Kurji, Ed Miska

Application Des Routes 2+1 AU Québec...... 779 Marina Fressancourt, Sébastien Labonté

Performance of Precast Concrete Pavement Repairs on an Urban Freeway in Toronto ...... 797 Becca Lane, Tom Kazmierowski

Design and Construction of the Capilano Cliffwalk ...... 813 Kent LaRose, Scott Loptson, Duncan C. Wyllie, Stuart Masterson

Innovative Rehabilitation Gives new Life to a 100-Year-Old Steel Truss Bridge ...... 829 K. Lima, S. Kanji, J. DiBattista

Development of the Highway Hierarchy for Preservation of Provincial Highways in Saskatchewan...... 840 Andrew Liu, Sudip Adhikari, Doug Hansen

Link Slab Deck Joints...... 858 Edmund Ho, Jim Lukashenko

VOLUME 2

Risk Mapping and a Physical-Attribute-Based Star Rating System for Road Safety Network Screening Purposes on Canadian Prairie Region Highways...... 878 Jane MacAngus, Henry Hernandez, Craig Milligan, Thomas Baumgartner, Maryam Moshiri, Keenan Patmore, Jeannette Montufar

G37 Interchange – Stage 1 Detour, Innovation and Intergrated Project Delivery...... 900 Calvin McClary, Andrew Boucher

Performance measurement for roads in the North: Available tools and knowledge gaps...... 919 Craig Milligan, Jeannette Montufar

Mobility Milton 2010: A Marketing Program to Encourage Transit Use in Milton ...... 940 Tony D’Alessandro

A Case Study on Sustainability Through the Application of the Principles of Pavement Management ...... 957 Gary St. Michel, Mo Mofrad, Tyler Bowie

Comprehensive Regional Transportation Infrastructure Planning for the Alberta Oil Sands...... 979 Gordon Molnar, Francis Wambugu

Réduction de La Limite de Vitesse à 40 km/h Dans Les Rues Locales de La Ville de Montréal...... 996 N/A

Geosynthetics as a Component of Sustainability in Pavement Structure Design for Arterial Roadways ...... 1034 Brian Morrison

Transportation of Canada Environmental Achievement Awards ...... 1047 N/A

Programme de Surveillance Environnementale Pour Le Réaménagement de La Route 175 Dans La Réserve Faunique Des Laurentides: Une Approche Novatrice Déployée Sur 143 km...... 1058 N/A

Prix d’ingénierie en Sécurité Routière 2011 ...... 1074 N/A

Compare Risk Allocation for Different Project Delivery Methods in Canada ...... 1082 Allan Nell, Hussien AL Battaineh

Constructability and Challenges of the Slims and Duke Bridges Project ...... 1097 Mekdam Nima, Kian Mirza, Asnee Pochanart, Amin Abdullah

Climate Change Engineering Vulnerability Assessment of Transportation Infrastructure in British Columbia: Phase II...... 1117 Dirk Nyland, Joel R. Nodelman, Joan Y.H. Nodelman

Ontarion Good Roads Association: Educational Achievement Award Application Form and Pavement Condition Evaluation Course...... 1135 N/A

Calibration of a Micro-Simulation Model in a Large Urban Network ...... 1139 Timothy Oketch, Manoj Dilwaria

Sustainable UHPC Bridges for the 22nd Century...... 1154 V.H. Perry

Quantifying Incremental Pavement Damage Caused by Overweight Trucks...... 1167 Diana Podborochynski, Curtis Berthelot, Ania Anthony, Brent Marjerison, Robin Litzenberger, Tim Kealy

Multi-use Trail Hard - Medicine to Prescribe and Swallow...... 1187 Chris Poirier

Frost Heaves: A Problem That Continues To Swell ...... 1201 Lori Schaus, Mark Popik

Measuring and Predicting Soil Temperature and Moisture Content Beneath Nova Scotia’s Highways: A Report and Preliminary Results from a Recently Installed Network...... 1212 Benoit Pouliot, Paul Delannoy, Olga Kidson, Phil Woodhams, Shawn Allan

Hurontario/Main Street Corridor Master Plan Mississauga and Brampton: Building a New and Integrated Vision for the Corridor...... 1232 Martin Powell

Laboratory Characterization of Shredded Tires as Substructure Road Drainage Layer Material ...... 1242 Ganiu Abdul Rahman, Curtis Berthelot, Duane Guenther, Shane Olsen, Theresa McQuoid

Remote Control Weigh Station Implementation...... 1254 Randy Hanson, Ann Reinhart, Selma Yousif, Scott McGibney

Innovative Structural and Geotechnical Strategies: Crossing Unstable River Valleys in Northern Alberta...... 1269 Neil Robson, Gamal Ghoneim, Don Proudfoot, Donald Saunders, Darcy Taylor

Methods of Reducing Collisions on Alberta Roads...... 1284 Sarah Rocchi, Richard Chow, Bill Kenny, Jesse Arsenault, Raheem Dilgir

Gestion de la Fluidité des Déplacements_personne et Priorité du Transport en Commun: la Réussite Entre la Société de Transport de Montréal et la Ville de Montréal...... 1304 Pascal Rochon, Thomas Bissuel Roy

Structural and Hydrological Design of Sustainable Pervious Concrete Pavements...... 1324 Robert Rodden, Tim Smith

Accommodating Pedestrians and Cyclists at a Suburban Freeway Interchange ...... 1341 Mark Roen

Burnaby Mountain Gondola Transit Project Success in Integrating Sustainable Transportation and Land Use...... 1359 Ian Fisher, Robert Rollin

Identifying High Collision Locations for Roadway Segments without Traffic Volume Information ...... 1380 Rajib K. Sahaji, Peter Y. Park, George Eguakun

Safer City Program – Chilliwack Experience...... 1398 Roderick Sanderson

Rapid Non-Contact Tension Force Measurements on Stay Cables ...... 1408 Marcus Schmieder, Alex Taylor-Noonan, Rolane Heere

Comparative Life Cycle Cost Analyses of Asphalt Pavements Treated with Anti-Stripping Additives...... 1417 Peter E. Sebaaly, Elie Y. Hajj

Vehicle Crash Testing on a GFRP-Reinforced PL-3 Concrete Bridge Barrier ...... 1436 Khaled Sennah, Benjamin Juette, André Weber, Christian Witt

Oversize/Overweight Vehicles: An Investigation into the Safety and Space Requirements for Alternative Energy Projects...... 1444 Daniel Shihundu, John Morrall

Characterizing Field and Laboratory Performance of Cementitious Partial Depth Repair Materials...... 1462 Haithem Soliman, Jean-Luc Lambert, Ahmed Shalaby, Tara Liske, Said Kass, Lester Deane

City Shaping Light Rail Transit: The Hamilton, Ontario Project and Lessons for Other North American Cities...... 1476 Jillian Stephen, Justin Readman, Christine Lee-Morrison, Ashley Curtis

Impacts of Increased Loading Due to Heavy Construction Traffic on Thin Pavements ...... 1491 Harry Sturm, Amir Abd El Halim, Abid Ikram, Lewis Wong

Measuring Goods Movement Travel Time and Reliability: Proposed Methodology...... 1509 Cheryl Szuch, Zorana McDaniel

A Case Study on the Performance of High Load Polystyrene as Roadway Insulation in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada...... 1526 Christina Tatarniuk, Don Lewycky

Selecting Communities for Piloting the New Reduced Speed Limit on Residential Roads in the City of Edmonton ...... 1540 Stevanus Adrianto Tjandra, Gerry Shimko, Mathew Roorda

University of Toronto: Department of Civil Engineering...... 1561 Mathew Roorda

Beyond the Storm: A Risk Based Process and Tool to Enable Better Understanding and Management of Environmental and Climate Risks ...... 1568 N/A

Implantation et Mise en Oeuvre Des Passages Pour Piétons en Diagonale au Québec...... 1580 Simon Trépanier

Innovative Infrared Crack Repair Method ...... 1600 Ludomir Uzarowski, Vimy Henderson, Mike Henderson, Bob Kiesswetter

Weigh-In-Motion Sensors’ Installation and Calibration Efforts on Highway 401 Perpetual Pavements, Woodstock...... 1611 Shahram H. Vaziri, Carl Haas, Leo Rothenburg, Joseph Ponniah, Ralph Haas

Accommodating Commercial and Over-Dimensional Vehicles at Roundabouts ...... 1628 Phil Weber

Cycling in the Capital: Laurier Avenue Segregated Bicycle Lane Pilot Project – Ottawa, ON ...... 1648 Michel Bisson, Meghan Whitehead, Laura Maxwell

Implementing a Pavement Management System for Low Volume Roads: Challenges and Successes ...... 1667 Leanne Whiteley-Lagace, Khaled Helali, Jason Dietz

Creating Sustainable Pavements through Level of Service Options for Roads...... 1683 Leanne Whiteley-Lagace, Andy Dalziel, Richard Andoga, Gary Moore

Assessment of Impact of Energy Development Projects on Local Roads...... 1701 Paul W. Wilke, Michael Harrell

Environmental Management and Benefits in a Major Capital Project: Teston Road and Highway 400, York Region, Ontario, Canada...... 1718 Arup Mukherjee

Internet Bidding Adoption in Large Transportation Agencies from Innovation to the Norm...... 1730 Ward Zerbe

Author Index