Graham Construction- Metrotown Station and Exchange Upgrade Project

Engineering, Quality, Safety, and, most notably, challenges of the work- ing environment. “[This was the] very definition of a project executed in a “live” environment,” says Krotkiy. “The Metrotown site team managed an average 50,000 passengers every day and worked countless night shifts to successfully tackle changes and challenges and turn over the station as scheduled, meeting TransLink’s objectives. Major passenger manage- ment required multiple changes in the station access, Graham developed a plan of temporary emergency stairs that shaved 1.5 years off the schedule.” This was the first live station reno- vation of this scale in Vancouver that included prefabrication on the ground of 250 feet long, weighing 130,000 pounds roof trusses with all the finishes installed prior to lifting it above the guideway. Specifically,ontheMetrotownSkyTrain Photo Credit - Ed White JANUARY 2019 | BUSINESS ELITE CANADA 9