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Protecting the Pipeline: Two Common Ground Disturbance Activities

Apr. 2, 2024

If you live or work near our pipelines, it’s important to call or click before you dig to avoid damaging buried utilities and ensure your safety. 

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Trans Mountain Successfully Completes Pipe Pullback for Mountain 3 HDD

Apr. 3, 2024

On March 29, 2024, Trans Mountain successfully completed the pipe pullback for the Mountain 3 Horizontal Directional Drill in the Fraser Valley between Hope and Chilliwack, BC. 

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Thank you, BC Interior

Apr. 2, 2024

Trans Mountain values the relationships it has built with communities along the pipeline corridor over its more than 70-year history. Thank you to BC Interior region for your patience during construct 

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Meet Michels Canada, Construction Contractor for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project

Jul. 22, 2021

Michels Canada is responsible for pipeline construction on Spread 7A of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, extending from the Fraser River crossing in Surrey to 232 Street in Langley.

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Meet Kiewit Bonatti TMEP Partnership: Construction Contractor for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project

Jun. 17, 2021

Kiewit Bonatti TMEP Partnership is constructing Spread 5B – the portion of pipeline construction in the Coquihalla–Hope region – of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project.

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What You Need To Know: Delivery Line Relocation

Jul. 23, 2020

On May 15, 2020, Trans Mountain received approval from the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) to relocate the existing pipeline that transports oil between Burnaby Terminal and Westridge Marine Terminal.

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Meet Simpcw Ledcor: Construction Contractor for Reactivation

Jun. 11, 2020

We connected with the contractor for this portion of the project Simpcw Ledcor, a partnership between Indigenous owned Simpcw Resources Limited Liability Partnership and Ledcor Pipeline.

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What You Need to Know: Understanding Vibration

Feb. 27, 2020

One of the impacts our neighbours may experience during construction is vibration. It can be caused by either the airborne component of sound – low frequency noise – or by ground-borne vibration.

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Update: Construction Underway in Yellowhead

Jan. 16, 2020

Construction activities are ramping up in Alberta, with work now underway in Yellowhead. This section of the route includes four pump stations and about 285 kilometres of pipeline construction.

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Update: Work Underway Across Alberta

Dec. 12, 2019

Construction’s underway in Alberta, including pipe transport, stringing and assembling in Greater Edmonton, right-of-way preparation in Yellowhead, work at Edmonton Terminal and two pump stations.

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Meet Macro Spiecapag Joint Venture: Construction Contractor for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project

Oct. 17, 2019

Tackling tough terrain is a specialty for Macro Spiecapag Joint Venture, the Construction Contractor for Spread 5B of the Expansion Project from the Coquihalla Summit to near Bridal Falls, BC.

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Digging Deeper: Trenchless Crossing Methods Reduce Impact

Oct. 10, 2019

Trenchless construction allows us to safely cross underneath watercourses, railways, highways, major roads, sensitive environmental areas, and areas with restricted workspace, like some urban areas.

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Meet Surerus Murphy Joint Venture: Construction Contractor for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project

Sep. 26, 2019

Surerus Murphy Joint Venture is the pipeline contractor for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project right-of-way from Black Pines to the Coquihalla Summit in BC.

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Got Pipe? More than Fifty-Five Per Cent of Expansion Project Pipe Has Arrived

Sep. 19, 2019

Trans Mountain has received 550 kilometres of pipe at stockpile sites in BC and Alberta –that’s 55 per cent of the total pipe needed to build the Expansion Project.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Chilliwack Routing

Jan. 16, 2018

We answer a few of the most frequently asked questions related to routing options, the Sardis-Vedder aquifer and construction impacts.

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Talent and Dedication Necessary for a Career in Pipeline Welding

Nov. 2, 2017

Pipeline welders are the core of the ‘pipe gang’ that is responsible for one of many stages of work involved in construction of oil pipelines.

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Getting Ready for Construction: Right-of-Way Preparation

Aug. 3, 2017

One of the first activities in preparation for construction work is removal of trees and vegetation in areas along the pipeline, at temporary worksites and at facilities.

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Pipeline Going Underground: Trenchless Crossings Reduce Impact

Jul. 27, 2017

Trenchless methods allow for underground crossings that minimize disturbance to highways, railways, major rivers and other watercourses, sensitive environmental areas and urban areas.

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EVRAZ: A World Leader in Pipe Manufacturing

Jul. 6, 2017

At least 75% of the pipe needed for the Expansion Project is coming from a manufacturing facility in Regina. That supports hundreds of well-paying jobs for Canadians.

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Trans Mountain Announces Kiewit-Ledcor as Major Lower Mainland Contractor of the Project: Contractor to Begin Hiring Workforce to Get Shovels in the Ground in September 2017

Jun. 14, 2017
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