{"id":6481,"date":"2023-04-18T19:52:08","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T01:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/?p=6481"},"modified":"2023-10-17T15:23:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T21:23:52","slug":"flatiron-to-deliver-vancouver-island-highway-17-keating-cross-overpass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/news\/flatiron-to-deliver-vancouver-island-highway-17-keating-cross-overpass\/","title":{"rendered":"Flatiron to Deliver Vancouver Island Highway 17 Keating Cross Overpass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April 18, 2023<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>A priority of the British Columbia South Island Transportation Strategy, the \u201cflyover\u201d overpass in East Saanich will improve safety, enhance travel efficiency and contribute to environmental sustainability through reduced idling times and related exhaust emissions.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The $54.6 million (CAD) Flatiron project will replace the northbound left-turn onto Keating Cross Road with a flyover overpass to improve safety along the busy corridor by eliminating the need to turn across traffic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe welcome the opportunity to collaborate with B.C.\u2019s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and the Vancouver Island community to deliver this important transportation improvement,\u201d said Ken Tanner, Flatiron Vice President for Operations in Canada. \u201cThroughout the project, we will demonstrate our commitment to the community by prioritizing local hiring and procurement of services and materials from local businesses, First Nations and local contractors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Along with constructing the flyover, the project will include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li2\">Widening Keating Cross Road to accommodate additional traffic<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">Installation of a sidewalk&nbsp;on Keating Cross Road to enhance safety for cyclists and pedestrians<\/li>\n<li class=\"li2\">Installation of facilities for future bus rapid transit on the Pat Bay Highway<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Realignment of the southbound on-ramp to Victoria.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">This project strengthens Flatiron\u2019s infrastructure construction portfolio in western Canada \u2013 adding to the Steveston Interchange, Harris Road Underpass and Ruskin Dam projects currently underway. All these projects are consistent with Flatiron\u2019s strategy to build on successful relationships in local markets and to secure contracts offering balanced risk profiles and opportunities for enhanced collaboration with our clients.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Construction will begin May 2023 and completion is estimated for the summer of 2025.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s4\">Learn more here about <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/transportation-projects\/other-transportation-projects\/highway-17-keating-cross-overpass\"><span class=\"s5\">the Highway 17 Keating Cross Overpass Project<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<article id=\"post-6449\" class=\"fullArticle\" role=\"article\">\n<div class=\"articleContents\">\n<section>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Flatiron<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Flatiron is the trusted partner to deliver innovative solutions to infrastructure challenges across the U.S.&nbsp;<\/em><em>and Canada. Flatiron collaborates with public and private clients to deliver heavy civil infrastructure <\/em><em>including highways and bridges; aviation, rail and transit; dams and water treatment facilities; and <\/em><em>underground projects. For more on how Flatiron is transforming infrastructure, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/\">www.flatironcorp.com<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/em><em>Flatiron is a subsidiary of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hochtief.com\/\">HOCHTIEF<\/a>, an engineering-led global infrastructure group.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mike Swenson<br \/>\n1.720.494.8132<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:press@flatironcorp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press@flatironcorp.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A priority of the British Columbia South Island Transportation Strategy, the \u201cflyover\u201d overpass in East Saanich will improve safety, enhance travel efficiency and contribute to environmental sustainability through reduced idling times and related exhaust emissions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":6482,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,40],"tags":[107,130,28,179,549],"class_list":["post-6481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-release","category-project-news","tag-canada","tag-construction","tag-featured","tag-flatiron","tag-flatiron-project"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6481"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6481\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flatironcorp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}