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2025
SHOWCASE
- AWARDS -
AWARD OF
MERIT
–
SMALL FIRM - BIG IMPACT
EMPATHETIC PROJECT
MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
TO FACILITATE SUSTAINABLE
NEIGHBOURHOOD RENEWALS
AWARD OF MERIT
Small Firm – Big Impact
FIRM: AL-TERRA
CLIENT/OWNER: CITY OF EDMONTON
LOCATION: EDMONTON, ALBERTA
SUB CONSULTANTS: TWENTY/20 COMMUNICATIONS
(960722 ALBERTA LTD.)
Edmonton’s Neighbourhood Renewal program revitalizes
infrastructure in mature areas, improving roads, sidewalks and
streetlights while enhancing public spaces and active transportation
links. Boyle Street and McCauley are diverse inner-city communities
with unique challenges requiring special consideration due to
their complex social fabric. These neighbourhoods house various
social agencies, cultural centres and vulnerable populations.
To address these challenges, Al-Terra partnered with Twenty/20
Communications and the City of Edmonton, employing GBA+
practices to engage diverse stakeholder groups. This collaborative
approach helped gather valuable feedback, informing project design
decisions and aligning the renewal efforts with the specific needs of
these multifaceted communities.
JUDGES’ COMMENTS
Bravo to Al-Terra and the approach they use to solicit input
and engage the numerous and vastly different communities
and people! Well done in landing with design options amidst
probably much feedback, and the many wishes and demands
of the stakeholders while keeping in mind the necessities of
people traffic and transportation.
2025
SHOWCASE
- AWARDS -
AWARD OF
MERIT
–
TRANSPORTATION
INFRASTRUCTURE –
TRANSPORTATION
STRUCTURES
BOW VALLEY GAP WILDLIFE
OVERPASS
AWARD OF MERIT
Transportation Infrastructure – Transportation Structures
FIRM: DIALOG
CLIENT/OWNER: ALBERTA TRANSPORTATION AND
ECONOMIC CORRIDORS
LOCATION: EAST OF CANMORE, ALBERTA
SUB CONSULTANTS: ECOFOR CONSULTING, EGIS,
MIISTAKIS INSTITUTE, THURBER ENGINEERING LTD.
CONTRACTORS: ATLANTIC INDUSTRIES LTD., PME INC.
Simple and straightforward in its design and engineering, the
Bow Valley Gap Wildlife Overpass serves to reduce wildlife-vehicle
collisions and connect wildlife migration routes and patterns that
cross the Trans-Canada Highway. Design considerations sought
to balance technical complexity, driver safety and experience and
the ecological needs of the wildlife populations it will connect. The
location was selected based on traditional migration patterns and
the design responds to the topography and local ecology of the
surroundings to integrate it into the landscape in a manner that is
sensitive and thoughtful.
JUDGES’ COMMENTS
Excellent project with stunning results of a unique bridge design
that merges with landscape and environment, enhancing the
wildlife corridor with aesthetically pleasing infrastructure that
enhances safety from wildlife collisions. The Wildlife overpasses
have emerged as a major success in advancing both highway
safety and environmental conservation.
CONSULTING ENGINEERS OF ALBERTA
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