2024 Top 50 Water Projects Report - Report - Page 19
TOP 50 WATER PROJECTS 2024
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Springbank Off-stream Reservoir
$744 million
Location: Calgary, Alta.
Owner: Alberta Transportation
and Economic Corridors
Engineer: Stantec; Golder-a WSP
company (environmental); Wood
E&I (WSP) (consulting)
Contractor: VINCI Infrastructure
Canada (general contractor)
Environmental Services: Stantec
Other Key Players: Graham (bridges and
concrete structures); EY (risk advisor)
Legal: McLennan Ross (Counsel for the
Government of Alberta); Osler (advisor
to the Government of Alberta)
Funding: Public
Substantial Completion: 2025
WHEN OPERATIONAL, the Springbank Off-stream Reservoir Project
(SR1) will work in tandem with the Glenmore Reservoir and other
flood mitigation infrastructure in and around Calgary. The SR1 Project
includes: a diversion structure on the Elbow River; a 4.7-kilometre
diversion channel; a 29-metre earthen dam stretching approximately
3.8 kilometres; and a series of hydraulic structures and two overpass
bridges above the diversion channel, totalling 70,000 cubic metres
of reinforced concrete. In total, earthwork volume for this project is
estimated at around five million cubic metres. •
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Coquitlam Water Main
$668 million
Location: City of Coquitlam, B.C.
Owner: City of Coquitlam
METRO VANCOUVER is constructing a new water
main in Coquitlam to increase and optimize the
transmission system’s capacity to meet the
growing demand for drinking water in the region.
The Coquitlam Water Main is approximately 12
kilometres long, and 2.2 metres to 3.2 metres
in diameter. It will be constructed between the
north end of Pipeline Road and Mariner Way at
Riverview Crescent.
The main will be built in four sections, starting
with the Robson to Guildford Section from 2023
to 2026, followed by Cape Horn from in 2025.
Construction of the Pipeline Road North and
City Centre Tunnel sections is anticipated to
commence in 2026. The water main needs to be
commissioned by the early 2030s.
Site preparation work was completed for
the 1.4-kilometer-long Robson to Guildford
section in 2023, and construction will continue
throughout 2024. This year will also see design
work continue for the other three sections. •
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