Reinforced Earth Company Ltd. (RECo) has forged an unrivalled level of expertise and experience in reinforced backfill applications and soil-structure interaction. Browse our completed Mechanically Stabilised Earth projects that are defined by four main functions corresponding to the purpose of the structure to be designed:
RETAIN, CROSS, PROTECT, STRENGTHEN.
Acute Corner in Rodick Road Extension False Abutment Walls
With ever increasing population and demand for an improved infrastructure and transportation systems, the City of Markham’s expansion plans included the extension and reconstruction of Rodick Road. As a part of the extension, the Reinforced Earth® wall system was selected for the approach ramps and abutments of [...]
The Stockyards Shopping Center – An Example of Synergy
The northwest corner of St. Clair Avenue West and Weston Road in Toronto is home to a 600,000 square foot big box retail centre called The Stockyards. The site is a part of a large redevelopment project that consists of the construction of multiple commercial retail units [...]
First Marine Application of GeoMega System in Canada
Situated in eastern Canada, the Gulf of St Lawrence opens onto the Atlantic Ocean. In the county of Sept-Rivieres in the Northeast of Quebec province, the town of Port-Cartier, 640 km from Quebec City and on the north shore of the St Lawrence river, launched a waterfront [...]
Port Mann Highway 1 Improvement – A Major Milestone in BC Transportation
The Gateway Program was established by the Province of British Columbia, as a means of addressing growing traffic congestion throughout Metro Vancouver. The Port Mann/Highway 1 (PMH1) Improvement Project is a component of the Gateway Program, the largest infrastructure transportation project in the history of British Columbia. [...]
Rapibus-Gatineau Project
The Rapibus-Gatineau project is a portion of the larger overall Rapibus system that stretches for approximately 12 kilometers. The Rapibus project includes 2 lanes for these 12 kilometers with one lane of traffic in each direction. The projects sole purpose is for having a bus rapid transit [...]
Mahogany Lake Land Development – The Largest Community Lake in Calgary
At the heart of Hopewell Development's new community, Mahogany Lake is the largest community lake in Calgary. In order to create the 63 acre oasis, the developer recognized a need to build retaining walls in areas not only to allow traffic access to the two exclusive islands, but also [...]
The Rt. Honourable Herb Gray Parkway Project
The Rt. Honourable Herb Gray Parkway project that was formerly known as Windsor-Essex Parkway is one of the largest completed P3 projects in Ontario. The total budget of $1.4 Billion provided access to the “new end-to-end border transportation system at Canada’s busiest land border crossing and premier [...]
Duchesnay Creek TechSpan Precast Arch
An example of cost-efficient and fast installation. The Ministry of Transportation Ontario tendered a design-build project to replace crumbling infrastructure that had performed to its service life. In particular, this structure in question belonged to Highway 11 which represents one of the most important provincial arteries [...]
The Bonaventure Project – A Functional Work of Art
The Bonaventure project started with the need to refresh an important entryway into the city of Montreal by replacing the existing Bonaventure elevated expressway built in 1966 by a ground-level urban boulevard called Robert-Bourassa Boulevard. The part of the highway is owned by city of Montreal between Lachine Canal [...]
Bay Bridge – CPR Overhead Road Crossing Project
As part of the “Build Belleville” infrastructure development project, the City of Belleville, along with funding from the provincial and federal government, constructed a new bridge at Bay Bridge Road crossing over the CPR rail line. The close proximity to an active rail line required a cast-in-place [...]
Looking Back – A 42 Year-Old Reinforced Earth Wall
On the site of Canada’s largest church, the Saint Joseph Oratory is home to one of the iconic structures for the Reinforced Earth Company Ltd. Constructed in 1975 this retaining wall features a raised architectural finish and is performing with excellent durability about one quarter of its way to [...]
Complex Geosynthetic Skewing Around Piles by Reinforced Earth
The Hurdman East Overpass project is a Light Rail Transit (LRT) bridge overpass carrying a light rail vehicle over a pedestrian pathway. This structure is part of a large infrastructure project in Ottawa, Ontario, which involves the construction of an LRT system to span the city. This [...]
Redmond’s Rd – Reinforced Earth Wall Supporting Bridge Load in Newfoundland
A functional true bridge abutment in Newfoundland with an attractive grave finish, designed and supplied by Reinforced Earth Canada. Did You Know? Abutments, where the bearing seats (spread footings) rest directly on the Reinforced Earth® structure are known as “True” abutments. True Reinforced Earth® [...]
Flanders Avenue – Crowchild Trail Interchange
In 2008, City Council approved an upgrading plan to improve traffic flow at the Crowchild Trail and Flanders Avenue S.W. interchange. Features of the 2008 approved plan included: • Transit-only access on northbound Richard Road • A single-lane roundabout at the east side of the interchange • [...]
The Mississauga Transitway – A Dedicated 100-Km Long Bus Corridor
The Mississauga Transitway is part of Ontario’s Smart Growth program that connects to a 100-km long initiative that will create a dedicated bus corridor from Oakville to Pickering. Reinforced Earth Company Ltd. provided approximately 7,000m2 of retaining walls comprising seven stations, ramps and overpasses for this critical [...]
Rue Principal Est – Supporting Tourism in Magog, Quebec
At the junction of the famous Lac Memphremagog and Lac Magog, the city of Magog in the Eastern Township region of southeastern Quebec is rich in tourism with many attractions and activities available to vacationers throughout the year. In 2014, the city announced the need for a [...]
Mount Milligan Truck Dump – A 33m High Retaining Wall by RECo
Reinforced Earth Company was retained to design and supply the retaining wall for the Mount Milligan project in British Columbia for a primary crusher structure and truck dump. It is in fact the highest MSE wall in Canada with 33m of vertical facing. The Mount Milligan mine [...]
New Railway Grade Separation for Improved Rail Service – Denison Road
As part of Metrolinx’s regional transportation plan, Reinforced Earth Company Ltd. (RECo) designed and supplied material for retaining walls in the railway grade separation project over Denison Road. This railway corridor is shared by GO Transit, VIA Rail and the Union Pearson Express (UP Express) which is [...]
Highway 11 & Victor Road Interchange
The Hwy 11 & Victor Road Interchange connects Victor Road in the southeast area of Stonebridge to Highway 11 in the City of Saskatoon. This interchange was part of the fast-growing neighbourhood’s original plan and was constructed to meet the traffic demands of the community. The flexible [...]
Ribbons in the Wind – Creditview Road Grade Separation
RECo Canada was retained to design and supply the four abutment wing walls for the CN/GO railway overpassing the Creditview Road in the Ontario city of Brampton. The consultant along with the city specified aesthetic features for the precast concrete panels, proposing a two “Ribbons in the [...]
Turcot Interchange
One of the largest interchanges in the Quebec province. Turcot Interchange, one of the largest interchanges in the Quebec province, links Highways 15, 20 and 720 in Montreal. After 50 years of service, it is now being rebuilt with nearly 80% of the works already completed. [...]
Tackling Heavy Traffic Congestion – The Mckenzie Interchange Project
The McKenzie Interchange Project is a grade-separated interchange on the Trans-Canada Highway at the intersection with Admirals Road and McKenzie Avenue in Saanich. The intersection is the number one bottleneck in the province of British Columbia outside of the Lower Mainland. The project will improve traffic flow [...]
Improved Traffic Flow in Downtown Toronto – Gardiner Expressway Ramp to Lower Simcoe Street
Located in the City of Toronto, the York-Bay-Yonge off-ramp to Lower Simcoe street reconstruction project is part of a large push to modernize the waterfront area and accommodate high volumes of traffic flow from the Gardiner Expressway into the downtown core. Built in the 1960's, the old [...]
The Regina Bypass Project
The largest transportation infrastructure project in Saskatchewan's history. In 2015, RECo Canada was awarded the MSE wall design and supply portion of the Regina Bypass project for the Province of Saskatchewan. Slated to be complete in 2019 and billed at approximately $1.88 billion, the Regina Bypass [...]
The Winnipeg Southwest Rapid Transitway Project
The City of Winnipeg’s Southwest Rapid Transit Corridor project in Manitoba is a dedicated high-speed roadway for buses, integrating all existing bus routes in Southwest Winnipeg and bypassing several areas of traffic congestion on the major Pembina Highway. The project, owned by the City of Winnipeg, is [...]
The Highway 407 East Phase 2 Project
The Highway 407 East (407E) P2 project is an extension of the original 108 km-long 407 Express Toll Route in the province of Ontario, the first electronic toll highway in the world. P2 (Phase 2) is a Design-Build-Finance-Maintain (DBFM) project which links major interchanges and eases congestion [...]
Kamloops – Heffley Creek Bridge
The Heffley Creek Bridge is located in the Heffley Creek community in the north end of Kamloops, BC. The bridge carries “Old Highway 5” over Heffley Creek. The interchange was designed for the City of Kamloops by Watson Engineering Ltd. The project included two reinforced earth wall [...]
Techspan Precast Arch Crossing in West Lincoln, Ontario
Reinforced Earth Company Ltd. - Canada recently provided TechSpan® precast concrete arches as a crossing solution for a road realignment over a creek for the Regional Municipality of Niagara. Spanning 16.3 m, 4.8 m high and 12 m long, the structure was used in [...]
Team Gushue Highway Extension
The Newfoundland and Labrador Ministry of Transportation and Works requested a TechSpan concrete arch culvert constructed over the Waterford River to support a 19 m high embankment for the Team Gushue Highway Extension. Named in honour of the 2006 Olympic Gold medalist curling team, the Team Gushue [...]