Projects
This page will be displaying some of the many and various types of projects that we have completed or are currently working on. Standard General Inc.- Edmonton has undertaken numerous large scale projects in the past that we are very proud of and are pleased to showcase.
The map below illustrates some of the projects that we have recently completed in the Edmonton area. Click on the desired marker for more details on each project.
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Windfall Aggregate – Aggregate Supply by Rail to the Edmonton Marketplace
The Windfall Gravel Pit is located approximately 220 km northwest of Edmonton, 50 km north of Whitecourt, Alberta. The Windfall Aggregate reserve is enough to supply the Edmonton market for many years. The first rail car was loaded on May 1st, 2008 and to date the gravel shipped by rail has taken the equivalent of roughly 24,000 trucks off the highway.
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CN Intermodal Yard
A new intermodal terminal was required to accommodate Canadian National Railway’s (CN’s) significant increase in intermodal traffic. The construction of the new intermodal terminal began in September 1999 and finished on time and on budget with the grand opening held Oct 2, 2001.
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Anthony Henday and Stony Plain Road Interchange
The Anthony Henday and Stony Plain Road Interchange project spans from the intersection of Anthony Henday Drive and Whitemud Drive to the CN Rail overpass just north of 111th Avenue. The project was awarded on February 3rd, 2009 with completion scheduled for Oct 14, 2011 when the overpass structure and roadways will be open to public traffic.
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Edmonton "Rathole" Project
The Rathole (tunnel/underpass), was constructed in 1927 as an underpass under 104 Avenue, which was a major thoroughfare into the city of Edmonton, and under a span of 22 railway tracks. For 73 years as many as 27,000 cars per day passed through the Rathole. The tunnel had hazardous visibility upon entrance and exit, was subject to flooding periodically and had its fair share of truck drivers who miscalculated the clearance of the tunnel over the years. In order to improve safety,traffic flow and future development, the City of Edmonton decided to completely remove the Rathole and construct 109 Avenue at grade.
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