Topcon Leads the Way on Highway 63
November 19, 2013
The twinning of Highway 63 between Grassland and Fort McMurray is one of the most important highway projects happening in Alberta right now. To meet the machine control and survey demands of this project, its key contractors are relying exclusively on Topcon – the anchor of Brandt's Positioning Technology Division.
The project is significant in terms of its scope, but also because of what it means to the province of Alberta. Highway 63 has become notorious for its high volume of traffic incidents and fatalities, making it a top priority for Alberta Transportation, and a meaningful project for the people who are working to make it safer.
Brandt is the exclusive Topcon construction and survey dealer for western Canada – a relationship that Brandt's customers are quick to call successful. Topcon's MC2 Machine Control System is unequalled by any of our competition. The MC2 sensor provides position updates measuring the X, Y & Z position as well as the roll, pitch, yaw, and acceleration of the dozer, up to 100 times per second! The results are at least twice as fast and twice as accurate as any competitive system.