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Association of Athletics Federations’ standards for hosting
international competitions.
Off and running
“It was kind of out of our realm at the time,” Hamilton said.
“But it’s kind of neat because it’s a professional grade track
and field facility. They had architects from Vancouver that
would go all over the world to build these things and here
we are getting this track that is suitable for Olympic qualify-
ing. When I got out of college it was actually the first project
I ever ran.”
Two of the company’s more recent projects both involved
major roadway upgrades. The first was the North Lethbridge
Arterial Improvements project that included a series of seven
much-needed intersection improvements on the north side
of the city including road widening, new lighting and safer
access. It was one of the biggest projects Tollestrup had ever
done in conjunction with the City of Lethbridge. The biggest
challenge with the project was that it required traffic flow be
maintained throughout the entire construction process with
no shutdowns.
“We had to maintain traffic flow through these major
intersections that were quite busy through the industrial part
of Lethbridge and were major thoroughfares for the local
communities and businesses,” Hamilton said.
“We had to tear all the old infrastructure down while
accommodating the businesses and the public… while set-ting
up new infrastructure, traffic lights, conduits and all the
underground. It was a major undertaking… but now these
roads are operating at capacity and that will allow for growth
in Lethbridge.”
The second major roadway project was the recent comple-tion
of the first leg of the Metis Trail. It’s part of an alternative
north-south traffic corridor that will relieve congestion on
Whoop-up Drive and University Drive.
While economic events have impacted the construction
industry as a whole in recent times, Tollestrup has man-aged
to weather the storm quite well. In fact, the company
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