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Precast Concrete Box Culverts Used for Stormwater Detention in Maple Ridge, B.C.

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In 2019, Core Group Civil Consultants was awarde the design of the stormwater management system for the Bridle Ridge development site in Maple Ridge, B.C. Maple Ridge is a large suburb area located adjacent to the Fraser River east of Vancouver, B.C. This area receives significant rainfall events which result in substantial stormwater runoff in […]


Dear Premiers: Are You Serious About Supporting Canadian Manufacturing Jobs And Products?

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The Canadian Concrete Pipe & Precast Association (CCPPA) was established in 2013 to represent concrete pipe producers, precast concrete manufacturers, and suppliers to the precast concrete industry. As a not-for-profit association, our mission is to protect and advance our industry and the interests of concrete pipe and precast concrete products used in Canada. COVID-19 has […]


Major Mackenzie Drive Culvert Replacement and Pedestrian/Cycling Underpass Addition

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The culvert conveys the West Don River under Major Mackenzie Drive, one of the busiest urban arterial roads in York Region.


Virtual Plant Tour: The Langley Group

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Take a behind-the-scenes tour of Langley Group’s facilities to see step-by-step processes that create quality concrete. RELATED: Video: Box Culvert Installation


Box Culvert Installation

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Check out our below video footage exemplifying quick and efficient box installation. The filmed project features a construction project completed by The Langley Group at Sunday Creek on Highway 3. RELATED: Video: Trafalgar Accelerated Bridge and Culvert Construction


Trafalgar Accelerated Bridge and Culvert Construction

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The below footage shows bird’s eye footage of a three-week construction project under Trafalgar Road completed in Oakville, Ontario in a high-traffic zone. The New Communities of Oakville will be home to 50,000 people, create nearly 35,000 jobs, and include residential, commercial, employment, institutional and natural open spaces. Stormwater management is a top priority when […]


Twinning the South Surrey Interceptor – Metro Vancouver

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The South Surrey Interceptor (SSI) was originally constructed in the 1970s to convey sewage from the Fraser Valley to the Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant. The existing sewer is a cast-in-place box structure measuring 1.4 m wide x 1.7 m tall. Due to growth in the Municipalities of Delta, Surrey, White Rock, and both Langley […]


Precast Concrete Selected for Major Upgrade of Lift Station

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McGee Street in Pembroke, Ontario is a 1.1 km residential street that runs next to the Indian River. The sanitary sewer lift station that previously serviced this area was undersized and experienced by-pass sewage conditions during severe wet weather, particularly during the spring melt. Jp2g Consultants Inc. was engaged by the City of Pembroke in […]


Ormston Subdivision: From Cast in Place to Precast

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In early 2018, MTE Consultants Inc. designed and tendered a servicing project for 143 lots for the Ormston Subdivision in Kitchener, Ontario.


Benefits of Precast Concrete Box Standards

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Like circular concrete pipe, the availability of factory-made precast concrete box sections has simplified the process of constructing box culverts over traditional cast-in-place construction methods.