This morning at #SMSB2026, Rowan Shields shares how the completed #BeaverHillsFootbridge provides a vital #pedestrian and #cycling link connecting the River Valley Trail Network between northeast #Edmonton and #StrathconaCounty.

Thanks everyone, for following the live feed of all of our presenters these past three days at #SMSB2026!

Ryan MacPhee and and Simon Cook discuss the rehabilitation and revitalization of the historically significant John Hextall (Shouldice) Bridge located in Calgary. #SMSB2026

Nik Cuperlovic's talk explores the technical solutions devised by the designed team to address the challenges and site constrains for the Tank Hill Bridge. #SMSB2026

The final session of #SMSB2026 features our Ryan MacPhee and Simon Cook once again, this time discussing the design and construction challenges of the Rainbow Road Bridge Replacement in the City of Chestermere.

This afternoon at #SMSB2026, Helen Du covers the design integration of structures on the Fraser Valley Highway 1 Corridor Widening project.

Jessica Gagné and Evan Kloster had a packed audience for their talk on the Wellington Bridge replacement project, as they explained the need to replace a historically designated three-span concrete arch bridge built in downtown of Edmonton. #SMSB2026

Sharing an overview of the Stoney Trail over the Bow River South Project is Mitch Koepke, including the governing constraints and strategies used to overcome challenges to successfully deliver this multi‑structure river crossing under continuous traffic operations. #SMSB2026

Stay with us, we're presenting right to the very end on day three of #SMSB2026!

Chris Schmelzle and Elijah Barth take us through the multidisciplinary approach used in the design cycle of the Smith Bridge replacement project that demonstrated the importance of integrating geotechnical and structural engineering solutions to address complex site challenges. #SMSB2026

Mike Paulsen introduces our next presentation at #SMSB2026, on the 170 Street Pedestrian Bridge Replacement.

Our day two afternoon begins with Kurt Taylor presenting on widening long span steel girder bridges and lessons learned on two structures in Edmonton. #SMSB2026

Alex Lyon tells us how a unique and thorough materials testing regime and collaboration with material specialists allowed for the development of practical rehabilitation recommendations for 115-year-old concrete elements at the St. Andrew’s Lock and Dam. #SMSB2026

Our final presenter on day one of #SMSB2026, Julien Henley examines the potential for adapting the BC Ministry of Forestry's accelerated #bridge construction standards and practices to meet the needs of the BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit's Low Volume Road bridge program.

In the afternoon section of today's program, Katrin Habel presents on some key features of the Annex A8.1 of the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code (CHBDC), CSA S6 and changes in the 2025 edition of the CHBDC. #SMSB2026

We're back from the #SMSB2026 lunch break and Grant Fraser discusses the changes to the bridge response and the supporting rigorous linear and nonlinear analysis and assessment that was performed to understand the Cambie Bridge’s behaviour and to validate the retrofit design.

One of my proposed papers has been accepted by the Short and Medium Span Bridge conference in Vancouver this Summer: "Towards a New Design Code for High Speed Rail in Canada."

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