Graham Construction to begin road and piling work for future LRT bridge
Graham Construction has been awarded the 114 Avenue and Barlow Trail SE piling and road works contract for the Green Line LRT SE Project.
With their Calgary corporate headquarters just minutes from this project site, Graham brings tailored and proven experience in road works, foundation work and bridge construction.
"Graham is proud to partner with The City of Calgary to progress the Green Line project. We’re not just building infrastructure—we’re building a more accessible and connected Calgary for everyone that lives and works here," says Steve Smith, Executive Vice President, Infrastructure & Industrial.
Graham will mobilize to site in late July to begin this crucial work.
To support the bridge deck and rail tracks, 14 piers will be installed, but for the piers to be built, they need a foundation. To provide this, piling is undertaken, which includes drilling long, column-like holes deep into the ground, which are then filled with concrete and structural reinforcing steel.
For this work to take place, some changes and realignment to the roads in the area are needed. Some of these changes include widening westbound 114 Avenue on the west side of Barlow Trail, widening Barlow Trail south of 114 Avenue, reconfiguring the eastbound turning lane off 114 Avenue to southbound travel on Barlow Trail, and reconfiguring the northbound turning lane off Barlow Trail onto eastbound 114 Avenue.
These reconfigurations are necessary to facilitate construction of larger medians, where the pier structures will go.
The majority of Graham’s work is expected to be finished by December of this year, with some road work to continue in the spring of 2026, including the final top lift of asphalt on the reconfigured roadways.
Work on the remaining construction of the bridge will take place in 2026.
Graham isn't new to the Green Line project, either. They are currently wrapping up the 78 Avenue project in Ogden as part of the early works for the Green Line, which included a pedestrian tunnel and vehicle underpass. As a trusted partner, we’re thrilled to have Graham perform more critical work for this transformational project.
Stay tuned for more updates as this technical bridge preparation work gets underway.
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