Project Details

Location: Calgary, AB

Time Frame: July 2020 – June 2021 (over two seasons)

Project Value: $12,600,000

Contract Type: Unit Rate

Services Rendered: Heavy Civil Construction

Project Summary

In preparation for the City of Calgary Green Line LRT expansion, Morgan was contracted to facilitate the reclamation and reconstruction of the old Ogden Landfill site. The project consisted of lowering the water table by installing a series of caisson sumps to draw down the water table then treating the water and removing all the total suspended solids, metals, and H2S gases. Upon successfully dewatering the site Morgan was then able to remove any remaining debris and contaminated soils in advance of constructing the new 24th street pond, walking path, park and LRT track right of way.

Project Scope

  • Installation of 45,000 m2 of Geosynthetic Clay Liner and key trenches

  • Installation of deep underground utilities, including concrete pipes, utility holes, and an Oil Grit Separator

  • Strip and stockpile topsoil and subsoil layers from the construction area

  • Use measures such as silt fencing, straw bales, and diversion ditching to prevent soil erosion during construction

  • Removal of existing garbage to make room for the Greenline Expansion Embankment fills

  • Installation of 80,000 m3 of soil to create embankment fills for the new Greenline LRT Project

  • Capping of an adjacent area with a protective layer

  • Use of GPS equipment to ensure that the site is leveled and graded to the design contours

  • Provided the client with a continuous cut-to-fill balance analysis to ensure correct project volumes were available

  • Provided security and access instructions to all workers and subcontractors for site access

  • Managed and coordinated 20 subcontractors

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