The Bow is a new two-block development in Calgary’s Central Business District.  It features an office tower providing 2,000,000 ft2 of office space in a 58-storey tower as well as a major cultural and retail complex and 1400 space underground parkade.

D.A. Watt Consulting provided transportation engineering services to the architectural team, reviewing alternatives for site accesses, parking layouts, circulation plans, and loading dock configurations, as well as transit, pedestrian, and bicycle facilities to create an ultimate design suitable to The Bow’s unique location in Calgary’s downtown core.

The firm also worked closely with the City of Calgary to create a Transportation Accommodation Plan which successfully managed the impacts of the necessary closure of 6th Avenue for construction.  This innovative plan included signal coordination, contraflow lanes to maintain transit service, and other improvements to facilitate detoured traffic.

Owners

Matthews Development (Alberta) Inc.
(EnCana Corporation – Primary Tenant)

Consulting Engineer

D.A. Watt Consulting Group Ltd.

Subconsultants

Foster and Partners
Zeidler Partnership
Sturgess Architecture
Halcrow Yolles
Kellam Berg Engineering Ltd.
Swanson Transportation Consultants

Contractor

Ledcor Construction Ltd.