MacCormack Ranch Subdivision in Martensville, Saskatchewan helps to meet residential housing needs

Located just north of Saskatoon, Martensville is one of the fastest growing towns in Saskatchewan. The population grew 25 percent between 1996 and 2001. In 2005, Martensville's population exceeded 5,000.

Currently, Martensville finds itself at the centre of a residential housing boom. One development helping to meet the residential housing needs is the MacCormack Ranch subdivision. The MacCormack Ranch development is a $30 million, 40-acre, 143 lot subdivision. The development will include residences with walk-outs to Mirage Lake, a new lake constructed as part of the development.

North Prairie Developments Ltd., a private developer, retained Associated Engineering to provide site servicing for the new, single-family subdivision development.

Associated Engineering completed design of the residential services, site grading, storm and sanitary sewers, watermain, concrete sidewalks, curb and gutter, and roadworks paving.

The first phase of the two-phase development includes 70 lots, and was completed in 2005. The second phase is currently under construction and will be completed in 2006.

“The original site was a mined out gravel field with a perched water table and poor drainage,” advises Project Manager, Tom Williams. “To overcome this problem, we designed stormwater detention ponds, and used the excavated material to fill and grade the site.”

Other Associated Engineering personnel involved in the project include Ken Galt, Dolores Picard, Eric Gaudet, and Shengtao Weng.

Port Moody Pedestrian and Bicycle Overpass integrates with the community

The City of Port Moody now showcases a pedestrian and bicycle overpass that connects the community by providing a third link to a City that is divided by a CP Rail corridor. Residents can now shop, visit friends, go to restaurants, or get to school or work, all without starting their car.

Associated Engineering assisted the City by providing project management, concept development, detailed design, and construction management for this landmark structure. The City was looking for a structure with both form and function. In addition to carrying people on foot, on bikes and in wheelchairs across the CP Rail tracks, the community wanted their bridge to reflect values of the City - pride in their railway heritage and their designation as the City of Arts.

The design team encountered a variety of challenges throughout the design and construction of the bridge. By choosing a cable-stayed form, the design addressed significant site constraints that included a narrow right-of-way, limited horizontal space and track clearance requirements. The cable-stayed concept also provided opportunities to lessen the visual impact for adjacent residents. The design team worked with the developers of four adjacent lots under construction, CP Rail, a local public artist, and City representatives to ensure the bridge would fit in with adjacent developments and the community at large.

The Associated Engineering team included Leslie Mihalik (Project Manager), Dieter Diedericks, Jhunn Dualan, Dejan Erdevicki, Doug Falkins, David Harvey, Cheuk Leung, and James Nikolai.