Associated Engineering receives prestigious international
structural engineering award

Whitemud Creek Arch Pedestrian Bridge design receives IStructE Award

Associated Engineering received the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE)’sprestigious Commendation Award for our design of the pedestrian bridge for the Whitemud Creek Arch on Edmonton’s Anthony Henday Southwest Ring Road. The Whitemud Creek Arch Pedestrian Bridge was one of two Associated Engineering designs that IStructE shortlisted for awards; the Blackmud Creek Bridge was chosen as a finalist in the Transportation Structures category.

IStructE is the world's leading professional body for structural engineering. The annual IStructE Structural Awards recognize the work of the world’s most talented structural designers and their contribution to our communities. Associated Engineering’s success demonstrates that Canadian structural engineers are among the world’svery best.

IStructE President, David Harvey, presents Steve Croxford with Commendation Award.

Associated Engineering’s David Harvey, P.Eng., Struct.Eng., current President of IStructE, presided over the 2006 Awards, and was delighted to present the Commendation award to Steve Croxford, his colleague at Associated Engineering. David commented, “The 2006 Awards were the most successful ever held by the Institution. The number of entries increased three-fold, and the quality was outstanding. The winners are to be congratulated on their remarkable achievement.”

Anthony Henday Drive forms Edmonton’s Outer Ring Road, a key portion of the North-South Trade Corridor linking Canada, the United States, and Mexico. The southwest leg of the ring road was a $220 million project that extended the existing Anthony Henday Drive at 87 Avenue to Calgary Trail. In collaboration with UMA, AMEC Infrastructure, and AMEC Earth and Environmental, Associated Engineering completed design and construction inspection services for the structures,
drainage, utilities, signals, and lighting from Calgary Trail to 156 Street. Anthony Henday Drive was opened to traffic in the fall of 2006.

In addition to the IStructE awards, the Whitemud Arch also won an Award of Excellence from the Alberta Chapter of the American Concrete Institute.

Special thanks to our clients, Bill vander Meer and Kip Hritzuk of Alberta Infrastructure & Transportation. Congratulations to our project team, including Project Manager, Steve Croxford P.Eng., Structural Lead, Dr. Bala Balakrishnan P.Eng., Tara Alexander, P.Eng., Dusanka Stevanovic, P.Eng., Peter Grant, Leo Panciroli, Adam Rees, Michelle Dufrat-Jarvis, Raymond Yu, Alan Miller, P.Eng., Susana Maki, Frank Bosso, Bill Wong, Dean Reidt, P.Eng., John Grylls, P.Eng., Doug Falkins, Eng.L., Mark Willson, Harold Bens, and Roger Nelson.