Trans Mountain Pipeline construction set to restart within the month
Credit to Author: Stephanie Ip| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 17:18:09 +0000
Construction on the controversial Trans Mountain Pipeline project is set to restart within a month.
In a statement released Wednesday, the company said it had directed its main contractors to begin the hiring and mobilization process necessary to restart the expansion project.
Once the “Notice to Proceed” directive is issued, contractors have 30 days to get equipment and supplies in place, hire crews and develop detailed construction plans. A total of 4,200 workers are expected to be working on the pipeline by the end of 2019.
Pictured is a rendering of Burnaby Terminal. Trans Mountain has issued ‘Notice to Proceed’ directives to some of its prime construction contractors triggering mobilization of the initial workforce necessary to build the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.
“With the first wave of regulatory approvals complete, we are confident that we have a path forward by which the expansion project construction can commence,” said Trans Mountain president and CEO Ian Anderson in Wednesday’s statement.
Activities will resume immediately at Burnaby Terminal and at the Westridge Marine Terminal, both sites of high-profile protests in the past.
Work is also expected to begin throughout August and September, with construction set to resume in the area between Edmonton and Edson and around the Greater Edmonton area.
Specific work-start dates are still up in the air and are pending final regulatory approvals and permits. Trans Mountain suggests the pipeline expansion could be operating by mid-2022 if work begins promptly next month.
Anderson maintains the company will continue engaging with Indigenous communities and other community groups affected by the pipeline.
Pictured is a rendering of Westridge Marine Terminal. Trans Mountain has issued ‘Notice to Proceed’ directives to some of its prime construction contractors triggering mobilization of the initial workforce necessary to build the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.
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