News

G. Douglas Vallee Limited is excited to announce that the County of Brant has selected our firm through a competitive RFP process for the design of Potter Drain Culvert Rehabilitation and Chapman Culvert Replacement.
G. Douglas Vallee Limited has provided bridge and culvert design services to the County of Brant since 2012, and we are very pleased to continue working with the County of Brant. We are eager to contribute to the local economy in the County of Brant, while navigating the challenges presented by COVID-19.

G. Douglas Vallee Limited is proud to announce that Ryan Elliott, P.Eng., BDS, Vallee’s Director of Structural Engineering, has been designated by PEO with the title of Consulting Engineer. PEO’s “Consulting Engineer designation recognizes professional engineers that have achieved a significant and varied sum of experience providing professional engineering services directly to the public. Candidates must demonstrate not only satisfactory professional experience, but professional character references for peer review by the PEO Consulting Engineer Designation Committee. Only a member who has been designated as a Consulting Engineer by PEO can legally use the restricted title.
The addition of this title to Ryan’s credentials will reinforce the high level of expert professional services he provides to our public and private clients.
Congratulations to Ryan on achieving this career milestone!

G. Douglas Vallee Limited is excited about the progress
of the Simcoe Street Bridge Rehabilitation project in Tillsonburg; the final
stages of construction are underway, and the project is approximately one month
ahead of schedule. Thank you to the Town of Tillsonburg and our entire team for their
collaborative efforts to make this project run smoothly!
 For more information, check out this article from The Tillsonburg News.

G. Douglas Vallee Limited is
excited to announce our teaming with Archaeological Research Associates Ltd.
for the Strategic Conservation Plan for the Henley Bridge on the QEW! The
Henley Bridge is the highest scored heritage bridge in Ontario, and is a
designated heritage bridge of provincial significance.
The Henley Bridge is famous
for its hand-carved stone monuments, as well as its association with rowing and
the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta; the bridge was also officially
‘opened’ by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother) in 1939 while
still under construction. This formidable open spandrel concrete arch bridge
also marks the gateway to the very first divided highway built in North
America.
We are honoured to be selected
and proud to perform this important heritage work for the Ontario Ministry of
Transportation.

G. Douglas Vallee Limited is pleased to provide an update
with the ongoing work for the bridge on Highway 19 (Simcoe-Oxford Street) spanning
the Big Otter Creek in downtown Tillsonburg. Stage 2 of the project has begun,
and we are happy to report that work is continuing on schedule and on budget.

G. Douglas Vallee Limited is excited
to announce that the design/build team of Vallee/MCI has been awarded the new community centre in Thorndale, Ontario. Vallee’s scope of work for this project includes Architectural
and Structural Engineering and we look forward to
working with MCI and the Corporation of Thames Centre throughout this project!
Construction is anticipated to
begin in 2020.

G. Douglas Vallee Limited is
proud to announce that we have recently been awarded the project for the
rehabilitation of Simcoe Street Bridge in Tillsonburg, ON. Located at the heart
of the town, the Simcoe Street Bridge will require continual traffic staging
and management to maintain safe two-way traffic. The scope of the project
includes rehabilitation of deteriorated concrete and barriers, and replacement
of the bridge wearing surface and waterproofing membrane. Vallee looks forward
to working with the Town of Tillsonburg to successfully complete this project!
Construction is anticipated to
begin in 2020.

The Dennis Bridge Rehabilitation
in Haldimand County is now complete! Rainham Road between
Sandusk Road and Brooklin Road is open to traffic! After approximately six months of
construction,
the bridge is now retrofitted with
semi-integral deck ends, and rehabilitated with new expansion joints over the
piers, new bearings under the girders, a new three-part coating system installed on
the steel-span superstructure, a new concrete
deck overlay, a new barrier system, and new waterproofing and asphalt on the
bridge. This construction work was completed
on schedule and under budget on October
23. Thanks to Clearwater Structures for
working with us to successfully complete another major bridge rehab in
Haldimand County!

G. Douglas Vallee Limited is currently working on the Pyle Driveway Bridge deck replacement near Lowbanks, Ontario. Prior to construction, the superstructure showed signs of severe deterioration and the structure had a load restriction implemented. The deck has now been replaced with a prefabricated steel superstructure. This approach revitalizes the structure while using the existing abutments, and minimizes bridge closure time. Through this process, the bridge was out-of-service for only 34 hours! Construction is now complete, and the bridge is open for use.