Two British Columbia projects that required construction to proceed beside live transit and utility operations have been recognized by the province's construction community. Graham received Silver Awards for both at the Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) 2026 Awards of Excellence, which recognize achievement in British Columbia construction.
The Vancouver Transit Centre (VTC) Skybridge Rehabilitation is located at the South Vancouver Transit Centre. The skybridge links the employee parking lot with the main building and serves more than 1,400 employees of TransLink and Coast Mountain Bus Company.
Graham's scope included:
The work took place above bus movements and high-voltage trolley wires. The project team installed a fully enclosed protective work platform beneath the skybridge. It was engineered to carry the new concrete construction and to separate the work area from the electrical infrastructure below. Construction proceeded without shutdowns or interruptions to transit centre operations, and buses continued to move through the facility.
The OMD Tank Farm Project involved increasing the farm's storage capacity while BC Hydro's oil processing operations stayed in service. Working inside an operating site required detailed planning, close coordination and careful sequencing. Graham adapted construction activities to site and operational requirements throughout the project.
The two awards recognize general contractor work completed within functioning facilities, one in public transit and one in utility operations. In both cases, owners did not have to pause operations while construction took place.
The Gold Award winners will be named at the VRCA gala on October 16, 2026.
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