June construction update
Coastal GasLink reaches 90 per cent overall completion
With the ramp up of crews to kick off our summer construction season, Coastal GasLink has achieved 90 per cent overall completion. Contributing to this major milestone, pipe installation is now complete in Section 6, which means that three out of eight sections have now achieved full pipe installation, and more than 622 km of pipe has been installed along the 670-km route.
The summer construction season is always our busiest time of year, and during our final construction season things are no different. In the coming months we expect more than 6,000 women and men to be working along the project route as we set our sights on 100 per cent construction completion by the end of the year. The last 10 per cent of the Project will focus on technically challenging sections, complex workfronts, integrity testing and remaining watercourse crossings.
Wildfire response
As we enter the summer months, Coastal GasLink remains committed to the safety of the environment and communities, as we continue to closely monitor the wildfire situation across the province. Our workforce is on high alert, and crews are in place project-wide that are trained and fully equipped to suppress fires that could occur in the area.
As such, we are pleased to announce that Coastal GasLink and TC Energy has provided a donation of $70,000 to the United Way of Northern BC (UWNBC)’s Urgent Response Fund, enabling immediate assistance to those displaced and impacted by wildfires in northern B.C.
Read our full June construction update.
Photo of the month
A first-of-its-kind in Canada – Coastal GasLink’s Raised Bore on Steep Slope 3
Deep in the coastal mountain range in Section 8W, Coastal GasLink has employed innovative engineering to tackle steep slopes. Using an innovative technique called a raised bore, crews working on Steep Slope 3 built a tunnel more than 100 metres into the mountain, and 120 metres vertically on a 60-degree angle to maneuver the product pipe in through the mountain. After months of collaboration on detailed design, construction plans and risk mitigation, crews completed the safe installation of the product pipe ahead of schedule. While this will be the first time the raised bore method is used in Canada, the Coastal GasLink team tapped into the expertise of the TC Energy team who successfully implemented this technology in Mexico.