Port Mann/Highway 1 Improvement Project: Partnerships BC

Port Mann/Highway 1 Improvement Project

The project includes a new Port Mann Bridge, widening of Highway 1, upgrading interchanges and improving access and safety on Highway 1 from the McGill Street interchange in Vancouver to 216th Street in Langley, a distance of approximately 37 kilometres.

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Port Mann/Highway 1 Improvement Project

PROJECT DETAILS:

Project Description:

The project includes a new Port Mann Bridge, widening of Highway 1, upgrading interchanges and improving access and safety on Highway 1 from the McGill Street interchange in Vancouver to 216th Street in Langley, a distance of approximately 37 kilometres. The PMH1 project will reduce congestion and travel time; improve safety and accessibility; facilitate reliable transit service; expand networks for HOV, cyclists and pedestrians; and accommodate potential future rapid transit.

Client:	Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Capital Cost:	$2.46 billion
Partner:	JV Peter Kiewit Sons Co. and Flatiron Constructors Canada Limited
Project Report:	Click to access report
Project Website:	Click to access website
Case Study:	Click to access case study
High Res Photo:	Click to access photo

MILESTONES:

Request for Qualifications issued	May 22, 2007
Request for Qualifications closed	June 15, 2007
Shortlist announced	August 2007
Request for Proposals issued	August 2007
Technical submission	February 2008
Final proposal submission	Spring 2008
Preferred Proponent selected	August 19, 2008
Design-Build announcement	February 27, 2009
Design and construction	Fall 2008 to December 2013

PROJECT UPDATES:

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New Port Mann Bridge opens to eight lanes of traffic (December 1, 2012)
Port Mann/Highway 1 passes 50 per cent completion (August 27, 2011)
New Port Mann Bridge Reaches Major Milestone (January 11, 2011)
New Port Mann Bridge Takes Shape: Project 1/3 Complete (July 22, 2010)
Information Bulletin: Port Mann Project Receives Certificate Amendment (March 23, 2009)
News Release: Port Mann Proceeds Using Design-Build Contract (February 27, 2009)
Backgrounder: Port Mann Project Timelines (February 27, 2009)
Letter from Larry Blain to Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Kevin Falcon (February 27, 2009)
News Release: Premier Launches Construction of New Port Mann Bridge (Februrary 4, 2009)
News Release: Agreement-in-Principle Reached for Port Mann Project (January 28, 2009)
Report of the Fairness Advisor: The Final Report (January 2009)
Information Bulletin: Preferred Proponent Selected (August 19, 2008)
Report of the Fairness Advisor: The RFP Technical Submittals Process (April 2008)
Information Bulletin: Firms Shortlisted for Port Mann/Hwy 1 Improvements (August 7, 2007)
Backgrounder: Port Mann/Highway 1 Shortlisted Proponents (August 7, 2007)
Report of the Fairness Advisor: The RFQ Process (July 2007)

PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTS:

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PROJECT CONTACTS:

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Contact:

Jeff Knight
Public Affairs Bureau
Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Tel: (250) 356-7707