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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 [...]

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 [...]

On the site of Canada’s largest church, the Saint Joseph Oratory is home to one of the iconic structures for the Geoquest 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 the [...]

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 [...]

A functional true bridge abutment in Newfoundland with an attractive grave finish, designed and supplied by Geoquest 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® abutments [...]

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 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. Geoquest Company Ltd. provided approximately 7,000m2 of retaining walls comprising seven stations, ramps and overpasses for this critical project. [...]

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 [...]

Geoquest 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 is [...]

As part of Metrolinx’s regional transportation plan, Geoquest Company Ltd. (Geoquest) 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 an [...]