Buckland & Taylor Ltd. to provide bridge engineering services for 248th Street Underpass

NORTH VANCOUVER, BC – The BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (BCMOT) has selected McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd., teamed with Buckland & Taylor Ltd. (B&T), Thurber Engineering Ltd. & DMD & Associates, to provide engineering services for the Highway 1 Eastbound Truck Climbing Lane Project in the Township of Langley, BC.

B&T will be providing bridge engineering services for the replacement of the Otter Road Underpass No. 1580N and 1580S that spans both eastbound and westbound traffic lanes of Highway 1. Pedestrian and bicycle usage will be incorporated into the design of the new underpass. B&T brings specialized expertise in bridge design having completed numerous similar bridges and a long history working with the BCMOT on structures projects. B&T is providing services on the project as a bridge sub-consultant to McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd.

“This project will be a significant improvement to one of the Lower Mainland’s most important and heavily traveled transportation routes” says Mr. Murray Johnson, P.Eng., B&T’s Bridge Design Lead Engineer for the 248th Street Underpass Project. “Our team is one of the most experienced when it comes to these types of major design projects in the Lower Mainland.”

Buckland & Taylor Ltd., a COWI company, provides specialized bridge engineering services worldwide. Founded in 1972, the Company is recognized throughout North America and internationally as a leader in the design, evaluation, rehabilitation, seismic retrofit and construction engineering of bridges and special structures of all sizes and types.