Consulting engineers have been honoured for their work to improve transportation in British Columbia, from rehabilitating a 100-year-old bridge in Terrace to building back better a critical piece of Vancouver Island highway.

Consulting engineers have been honoured for their work to improve transportation in British Columbia, including reconnecting communities on highways damaged in 2021 flooding, improving bus service in Greater Vancouver and improving safety and traffic flow on the Lions Gate Bridge. 

Technical excellence and skilful innovation were honoured at the 2019 Deputy Minister’s Consulting Engineers Awards on Thursday, Jan. 31, in Vancouver.

PBX Engineering and IBI Group, both of Vancouver, took the top award for Specialized Engineering Services at the 13th annual Deputy Minister’s Consulting Engineers Awards, for their exceptional work on the variable speed limit systems.

McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. of Vancouver took the top award for Design and Contract Preparation – Roads at the 13th annual Deputy Minister’s Consulting Engineers Awards, for its exceptional work on the Sicamous Roundabout at Highway 97A and Main Street in Sicamous.

Glacier Technical Services Ltd. of Cranbrook took the top award for Construction Management and Supervision at the 13th annual Deputy Minister’s Consulting Engineers Awards, for its exceptional work on the rehabilitation of the Porto Rico, Irishman Creek and Luxor Creek Bridges.

SNC Lavalin Inc. of Metro Vancouver took the top award for Alternative Transportation at the 13th annual Deputy Minister’s Consulting Engineers Awards, for its exceptional work on the Evergreen Line.

SNC Lavalin Inc. of Metro Vancouver took the top award for Structures at the 13th annual Deputy Minister’s Consulting Engineers Awards, for its exceptional work on the Evergreen Line’s Inlet Centre Station.