Contract Maintenance Area (CMA) Alberta Transportation

Ledcor has been awarded two 10-year contracts to provide highway maintenance services across Alberta. In 2019, Ledcor was selected to serve Alberta Transportation’s Contract Maintenance Areas (CMAs) 504 and 508. And as of 2023, Ledcor has provided maintenance to CMAs 509 and 510.

The maintenance contract recognizes Ledcor’s nearly 27 years of successful highway maintenance contracting in Alberta. Under the terms of this contract, Ledcor is responsible for year-round, winter, and seasonal maintenance. Year-round maintenance responsibilities include regular road inspections and condition reporting, sign maintenance, and emergency response. Winter maintenance responsibilities include snow removal and ice control. Seasonal maintenance work includes key maintenance activities such as grading and maintenance of gravel road surfaces, crack sealing, spray patching, pavement patching, line painting and pavement marking, drainage maintenance (including ditching, culverts, and catch basins), vegetation control (including brushing and mowing), bridge inspection and maintenance, sign and safety device maintenance, incident response, and emergency traffic control.

As a key employer and community member in the region, Ledcor works closely with local municipalities and stakeholders to develop relationships and build partnerships to provide improved maintenance services and support to each local community. Emergency response assistance, developing and sharing highway maintenance best practices, training and employment opportunities, and other community support initiatives are examples of the positive impact Ledcor has on the local communities.

CMA 504 (Grande Prairie) and CMA 508 (Hinton, Edson, Whitecourt, Carrot Creek, and Entwistle)

CMA 504 includes the maintenance and repair of over 2,000 lane-kilometres of paved provincial highways in the northern Alberta region of Grande Prairie. The highway network under this contract includes the key high-traffic corridors of Highway 40 and Highway 43. Highway 43 is recognized as a Level One highway and forms part of Canada’s national highway system, serving as a critical east-west transportation route.

CMA 508 covers the maintenance and repair of nearly 2,700 lane-kilometres of highway surface, including over 2,550 lane-kilometres of paved surface and 150 lane-kilometres of gravel surface all in the northern Alberta region of Edson. The highway network under this contract includes the key high-traffic corridors of Highway 16 and Highway 43, which are recognized as Level One highways for critical east-west commercial and tourism transportation routes. Ledcor’s responsibility includes maintenance of the Obed Summit section at 164 metres in elevation – the highest point on the Yellowhead Highway.

From 2019 to 2020, Ledcor Highways Ltd. achieved a Risk Factor Score of 0.00, which means zero on-road violations. With an average fleet size of 97 NSC units and 115 NSC drivers, this is a huge accomplishment. Alberta Transportation gathers enforcement information from across North America related to carriers authorized to operate commercial vehicles. The information includes:

• Convictions against the carrier and its drivers (speeding, red light, seat belt, etc.);
• Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) inspections; and
• Collisions.

CMA 509 (Drayton Valley, Stony Plain, Entwistle, Mayerthorpe) and CMA 510 (Morrinville, Fort Saskatchewan, Warburg, Leduc)

In 2023, Ledcor was awarded a 10-year contract to provide highway maintenance services in Alberta Transportation’s Contract Maintenance Areas (CMAs) 509 and 510.

CMA 509 includes the maintenance and repair of over 2,700 lane-kilometres of paved provincial highways in the central Alberta region of Drayton Valley, Stony Plain, Entwistle, and Mayerthorpe. The highway network under this contract includes the key high-traffic corridors of Highways 16, 22, 33, 39, and 60. Highways 22, 33, and 60 serve as critical north-south transportation routes and Highways 16 and 39 serve as critical east-west transportation routes.

CMA 510 includes the maintenance and repair of over 2,500 lane-kilometres of paved provincial highways in the central Alberta region of Morinville, Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc, and Warburg. Highways 2, 15, 16, 21, 28, 37, 39, 44, and 60 are key high-traffic corridors. These highways form part of Canada’s national highway system. Highways 2, 15, 21, 28, 44, and 60 serve as critical north-south transportation routes and Highways 16, 37, and 39 serve as critical east-west transportation routes.