Centennial Parkway

Centennial Parkway

Canadian National Railways (CNR)/City of Hamilton

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Canada

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2013-2017

Underpass design for expansion of the CN Grimsby Subdivision

Complex utility design integration of hydro, communication, and gas services

Challenges

  • Reconstruct Centennial Parkway to an expanded four lanes and construct a new subway corridor and CNR expansion, while maintaining existing vehicular traffic as well as train operations (Grimsby Subdivision).
  • The project scope includes the detailed design and tender delivery of a major utility plant relocation and road detour (advanced tender).
  • Grade separation design incorporates allowances for future Centennial GO Station infrastructure including fit-outs for stair access from the road (integrated in abutment design) and station platform (design loads and geometry).

Solutions

  • Adapted a work plan that allowed for advanced utility relocation in conjunction with a "Detour Road" tender, as well as a tender for bridge steel to facilitate staging strategies to mitigate operational impacts to utilities, road traffic, and train operations.
  • Bridge design facilitated both interim and future conditions related to the Centennial GO Station. Interim design consisted of a single-track superstructure (through-plate girders (TPGs)) that were laterally jacked north and south in staged construction to assist in rapid construction delivery during short track block durations.

Highlights

  • Bridge designed to allow for repositioning of girders for the provision of future track and GO station platform infrastructure.
  • Lateral jacking of through-plate girders to assist rapid construction delivery
  • The design of a new storm water management system intended to alleviate surcharging and overflow of existing local trunk system, and redevelopment of outfall to mitigate deterioration to embankment of downstream discharge channel.
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Project numbers

Years (design: 2014-2016; construction: 2013-2017 (multiple contracts))
2.5 million kg of steel (grade separation)

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