Project Details
Location: Fort McMurray, AB
Time Frame: 2019 - 2020
Project Value: $46,000,000
Contract Type: Unit Rate
Services Rendered: Mine Development
Project Summary
To facilitate the development of a new oilsands mine our client trusted Morgan with the construction of 10km of access road. Included in this project was the construction of five major water crossings, two of which were large-diameter steel culverts and three concrete bridge structures on steel-driven piles. In addition to the 10km of high-grade road, Morgan was also tasked with the construction of a permanent laydown area that will serve as the construction management team’s office location and material storage throughout the development of the new mine.
Project Scope
Built and maintained 10 km of temporary access ice roads
Removed muskeg, topsoil, and subsoils from road and ditching areas
Constructed a permanent 10.3 km West Access Road
Built five major water crossings, including three permanent bridge decks and two large culvert crossings
Constructed around 75 minor water crossings
Built a laydown area
PROJECT QUANTITIES
The estimated quantities for the scope of work are as follows:
Removed 43,424 m3 of topsoil and cut peat for West Access Road
Removed 31,806 m3 of topsoil and cut peat for borrow pits
Excavated 28,379 m3 of common material suitable for road construction
Excavated 28,380 m3 of common material unsuitable for road construction
Filled with 23,649 m3 of suitable common excavation material
Used 122,511 m3 of borrow fill
Excavated 147,007 m3 of borrow material
Excavated 113,354 m3 of unsuitable material from borrow pits
Used 37,370 m3 of gravel for WAR base course
Installed 675 lm of culverts
Used 55,277 m3 of erosion control blankets (SC150)
Used 201,733 m2 of non-woven geotextile
Used 201,733 m2 of biaxial geo-grid
Prepared 131,985 m3 of subgrade
Drove 46 bridge piles for a total of 855 lm
Drove 58 wingwall piles for a total of 802 lm
Installed 3 pre-cast concrete bridge decks with steel superstructure
Built and maintained 10 km of ice road
Constructed 5 temporary ice road crossings
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