Ministry of Transportation Northwestern Region March 2013 1 MTO - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Ministry of Transportation Northwestern Region

March 2013

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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

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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

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NWR Map

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MTO – Organizational Structure

NWR Director Ian Smith

Program Planning Dan Schutte Engineering Iain Galloway Operations Wayne Prystanski

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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

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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

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Engineering Office

• Planning & Design Section
• Corridor Management Section
• Environmental Section
• Traffic Section
• Geomatics Section
• Property Section
• Geotechnical Section
• Structural Section

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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.

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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.

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Corridor Management Section

• Manages the highway corridor in

accordance with legislation (Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act).

• This is accomplished through the issuing
• f permits for entrances, building and

land use, signs and encroachments.

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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

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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

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Geomatics Sections

• Engineering Surveys
• Legal Surveys
• Jurisdictional Work, Orders-In-Council
• Remote Sensing-Drainage Studies
• Records Management

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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

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Geotechnical Section

• Pavements
• Pavement Assessment – conditions

inspections

• Priority setting - for pavement

rehabilitation projects

• Pavement Design – material types
• Foundation assessment and design
• Hazard Rock Assessment

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Geotechnical Section

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Geotechnical Section

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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

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Geotechnical Section

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Geotechnical Section

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Structural Section

• Manage 430 bridges and culverts
• Biennial inspections
• Design for rehabilitation/replacements
• Designs for new structures
• Construction liaison

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Structural Section

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Structural Section

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Operations Office

• Oversee Construction and Maintenance

contracts

• 21 active construction contracts worth

almost 250 million

• 3 area maintenance contracts

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Operations – Maintenance Contract Areas

Thunder Bay East – Ends 2013 Kenora – Started June 1, 2012 Thunder Bay West – Started June, 2011

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Operations - Construction 2012

Kenora Thunder Bay West

Thunder Bay East

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Paving Operation

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Expanded Asphalt

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Pre-cast Installation on Bridge Deck

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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

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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)

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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

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