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Mike Lau

B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., P.Eng.
Partner
E: mlau@dillon.ca

Bio

Mike has 36 years of experience in structural engineering. He has been involved in the design and rehabilitation of more than 150 bridges in Canada and is an expert in the design of prestressed precast concrete bridges and heavy industrial and commercial buildings in Canada and USA. Several of Mike's projects have received Innovation Design Award, Award of Excellence, Award of Merit and Honourable Mention. He has authored and co-authored seventeen conference papers and papers in referred journals. He has been a sessional lecturer at University of Manitoba since 1991 teaching structural design and dynamics courses at undergraduate and graduate levels.

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All-Season Roads - Manitoba

The East Side Road Authority was mandated by the Province of Manitoba to undertake the East Side Transportation Initiative. It includes the construction of 1028 km of all-season roads, and associated bridges. This new transportation network will provide safe and reliable service to 13 First Nation communities on the east side of Lake Winnipeg to provincial roads. Dillon has been involved in four of the seven projects under this East Side Transportation Initiative. 

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Waverley West Arterial Roads Project - Winnipeg, MB

Planning for development of the City’s southwest quadrant began in the early 2000s.  The area is typically referred to as the “Waverley West” neighbourhoods. At full build out, it is anticipated that the area will be home to over 40,000 people, which is close to the population of Brandon, Manitoba. This complex, multidisciplinary project had unique design aspects that were considered in the delivery of this project.  The tri-level government-funded project was split into three parts in order to quickly get key pieces of infrastructure built first and to stage design and construction such that the schedule could be met.

 

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Floodway Expansion - Red River, MB

Floodway Expansion - Red River, MB

Following the 1997 “Flood of the Century,” the Province of Manitoba studied a variety of options to improve Winnipeg’s flood protection facilities. The expansion of the Red River Floodway was the preferred option to best provide protection from the one in 700 year flood in the Winnipeg area. Replacement of existing railway and highway bridges was required to span the widened floodway channel and increase the clearance underneath each bridge.

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Southwest Transitway - Winnipeg, MB

The transitway is a high-speed roadway for buses, physically separated from the regular street system, allowing buses to operate at speeds up to 80kph, free of any other traffic to provide fast, reliable service.Dillon acted as project lead, providing expertise in systems design, traffic operations, foundation design, structural design, running way and roadway design, signaling and transit priority measures, station design, construction planning, construction administration, rapid transit service planning, system implementation. Read More