The Canada Line Rapid Transit is to be completed by November 30, 2009. This presentation will provide a summary of the progress to date and the work to be completed. It will discuss the many project management challenges that had to be overcome and some of the innovation applied to the project.

Roger Woodhead Ph.D., P.Eng. - Technical Director for SNC Lavalin Inc.
Roger Woodhead is currently Technical Director for SNC Lavalin Inc. the EPC (Engineer, Procure, Construct) Contractor for the $2 billion Canada Line Rapid Transit Project. In this role he is responsible for overseeing all engineering and managing technical issues.

 Roger has worked in both the consulting engineering and construction industries for over 30 years. This included 5 years as Chief Engineer with Dillingham Construction when it was one of the largest construction companies in BC. From 1990 to 1995 he worked in Newfoundland for the design/build contractor on the $1.5 billion Hibernia Gravity Base Structure (GBS). He was initially Site Development Engineering Manager and then became Technical Services Manager for construction of the GBS.

 Since returning to Vancouver in 1995 he has worked on an eclectic mix of projects including: Design Manager and Project Director for SNC-Lavalin on a $50 million cut and cover tunnel in Kuala Lumpur; Project Construction Engineer for three “Sinking Caissons” and several sheet piled tunnel excavations at Vancouver Wharves and Quality Systems Manager on the $1.2 billion SkyTrain Millennium Line.

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