Ministry of Transportation Northwestern Region March 2013 1
MTO Northwestern Region What we do at MTO? • Plan, design, construct and maintain the highways in Northwestern Ontario • Support Local Roads Boards • Operate 29 remote northern airports 2
MTO Northwestern Region • One of five regions within the province • Region spans from Manitoba boundary to White River • 2,250 km of highway • 430 bridges/structural culverts 3
NWR Map 4
MTO – Organizational Structure NWR Director Ian Smith Program Planning Engineering Operations Dan Schutte Iain Galloway Wayne Prystanski 5
Program Planning Office Establishes 5 year construction “plan” • Replacement of bridges and pavements • New highways – twinning/4 laning Northern Highways Program • Published annually • Shows current year, next year and years 3-5 • www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/pubs/highway- construction 6
Engineering Office • Responsible for creating contract packages for construction projects • Responsible for long range highway planning • Manages assets – bridges, pavements, property, aggregate sources… • Manages highway corridor activities 7
Engineering Office • Planning & Design Section • Corridor Management Section • Environmental Section • Traffic Section • Geomatics Section • Property Section • Geotechnical Section • Structural Section 8
Planning and Design Section Preliminary Design Studies • Thorough review of condition of existing highway. • Examine factors such as pavement condition, horizontal and vertical alignment, lane and shoulder widths, roadside safety, etc. • These studies identify alternatives and provide recommendations for improvements. 9
Planning and Design Section Highway Design • Detailed contract package comprising engineering drawings, specifications, special provisions and quantity sheets is developed based on recommendations from Preliminary Design • Contractors bid on work described in the contract package and the successful bidder undertakes the highway construction work. 10
Corridor Management Section • Manages the highway corridor in accordance with legislation (Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act). • This is accomplished through the issuing of permits for entrances, building and land use, signs and encroachments. 11
Environmental Section Long Range Planning – route planning Environmental Assessment - class EA process Environmental Impact Assessment & Mitigation • Air Quality , Aquatic & Terrestrial Ecosystems • Archaeology & Heritage, Contaminants & Waste • Erosion & Sediment Control, Noise & Vibration • Social & Economic Conditions • Water Quality & Quantity, Wetlands 12
Traffic Section Operations • Safety and operational reviews, speed zoning • Traffic signs, barriers, signals and illumination • Collision analysis and countermeasures selection Contract Preparation • Ensure the safety of existing, expanded and new highways • Ensure the safe and efficient flow of traffic through construction and maintenance zones Information • Acquiring, maintaining and distributing comprehensive traffic volume and collision data • Provide input to planning studies, traffic analysis reports, trends and land use data development 13
Geomatics Sections • Engineering Surveys • Legal Surveys • Jurisdictional Work, Orders-In-Council • Remote Sensing-Drainage Studies • Records Management 14
Property Section • Acquisition/Management of Property: • Property Appraisals Negotiations with Property Owners, • Title Searching & Document Registration, • Management of Excess (non-highway) Land Clearing the Proposed Highway Lands of Buildings & other Obstacles 15
Geotechnical Section • Pavements • Pavement Assessment – conditions inspections • Priority setting - for pavement rehabilitation projects • Pavement Design – material types • Foundation assessment and design • Hazard Rock Assessment 16
Geotechnical Section 17
Geotechnical Section 18
Geotechnical Section • Aggregates • Prospecting – finding new sources on crown land close to highway and bridge construction projects • Administration of Sources – issuing permits for pits and quarries; ensuring rehabilitation takes place after usage • Aggregate Sources – providing lists of aggregate sources for MTO contracts 19
Geotechnical Section 20
Geotechnical Section 21
Structural Section • Manage 430 bridges and culverts Biennial inspections Design for rehabilitation/replacements Designs for new structures Construction liaison 22
Structural Section 23
Structural Section 24
Operations Office • Oversee Construction and Maintenance contracts 21 active construction contracts worth almost 250 million 3 area maintenance contracts 25
Operations – Maintenance Contract Areas Kenora – Started June 1, 2012 Thunder Bay East – Ends 2013 Thunder Bay West – Started June, 2011 26
Operations - Construction 2012 Kenora Thunder Bay West Thunder Bay East 27
Paving Operation 28
Expanded Asphalt 29
Pre-cast Installation on Bridge Deck 30
Operations - Maintenance Area Maintenance Contracts - Multi-year maintenance services • Patrolling, winter snow & ice control, surface/shoulder maintenance • Minor bridge repair, emergency response, traffic signals, illumination 31
Operations – Other Responsibilities • Operational Services – Maintenance of MTO facilities, support to highway maintenance and minor capital work, communications centre, municipal programs, 90 Local Roads Boards, emergency planning, issues management, Adopt-A-Highway program • Quality Assurance – Oversee testing and acceptance (asphalt pavement, concrete) 32
Operations – Other Responsibilities • Claims – Analyze construction contract changes and disputes • Contract Services – Finance, budgeting, payments to contractors and consultants • Electrical – Traffic signals, lighting, variable message signs, FleetNet radio system • General Services – Signs and pavement markings 33
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