The Kicking Horse Pass extends through the Rocky Mountains between British Columbia and Alberta. The project involved the up-grading of 6 km of the pass including a new 400 metre span bridge across the canyon, built on columns rising up to 90 metres high. It also includes the operation and maintenance of 26 km of highway through the Kicking Horse Pass.
The project has been operational since 2007. Availability payments are received from the Province of British Columbia.
As part of the project, 8,000 m2 of riparian habitat and 2,000 m2 of in-stream habitat were created and 6,000 new trees were planted. A three kilometre section of the old highway was reclaimed in order to be reused for recreational trails. With steep rock faces, deep canyons and winding roads, the Kicking Horse Canyon Project was not only a complex design build contract, it was one of the most technically challenging transportation projects in the Province.