The Port Lands Bridges
Hybrid event
This conference is presented in hybrid mode. You have the choice to attend in person at the ÉTS or online.
Networking Cocktail
Attending the conference in person at the ÉTS allows you to meet the speakers and other colleagues while respecting health measures. A glass of wine will be offered to in-person participants at 5 pm and after the conference. This will be a great opportunity to make new connections and develop existing ones in a casual and relaxed setting.
General information
This conference will be presented in English. Cette conférence sera présentée en anglais.
The content of the conference (PowerPoint) cannot be shared with participants after the conference.
Description of the conference
The Port Lands Bridges are part of the Waterfront Toronto’s Port Lands Flood Protection program which aims to mitigate flood risk to approximately 290 hectares of urban land immediately east of Toronto’s downtown core. A re-naturalized Don River outlet will provide significant additional flow and storage capacity to the Don River and effectively form a new Island in place of the previous industrial lands. As part of the planned future development of the island, the Port Lands Bridges form a family of four (4) signature bridges that will provide pedestrian, vehicle, and transit connection to the mainland. Entuitive and EllisDon Civil are both engaged with Waterfront Toronto in the design and construction of the bridges, along with the greater Port Lands program. The Construction Manager at Risk contract model, coupled with the strong relationship between the EllisDon and Entuitive team, led to a unique and successful approach to project delivery, ever more relevant as the delivery landscape for major infrastructure projects shifts towards collaborative contract approaches.
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Speakers for this event
Matt is a Senior Project Manager with EllisDon Civil's Design-Build group where he leads proposal development in the design-build and alternative procurement spaces. He was previously responsible for the construction of five bridges as part of the broader Port Lands Flood Protection Program. He began his career 10 years ago in EllisDon’s Construction Sciences and Engineering group where he worked on construction engineering and logistics problems for a wide variety of projects across all sectors. He then transitioning into project management as part of the EllisDon Civil team. Matt holds a Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering from Queen’s University and is a licensed Professional Engineer.
Jonathan is a Senior Associate at Entuitive with over 29 years of experience in the structural analysis and design of numerous bridges and other transportation structures; as well as contract administration, project management, bridge inspections, rehabilitation design and structural evaluations. He leads the bridge team for Entuitive. His work has also included inspection, deck rehabilitation, fatigue investigation and preliminary design of several long span/viaduct bridge structures. These structures include the Gordie Howe International Bridge; Port Mann/Highway 1 Bridge over the Fraser River in Vancouver; the Blue Water Bridges in Sarnia; the Sault Sainte Marie International Bridge and the Thousand Islands Bridges. Jonathan is the Engineer-of-Record for the Port Lands Bridges and has been leading the bridges from the design side throughout detailed design and construction.
