Project Details
Location: Crowsnest Pass, AB
Time Frame: July 2019 – January 2020
Project Value: $10,700,000
Contract Type: Unit Rate
Services Rendered: Heavy Civil Construction
Project Summary
Morgan was contracted to construct 2 kilometers of access road from Highway 3 to the new clubhouse, maintenance building, and driving range for the Crowsnest Pass Golf Club in Blairmore, AB. The project included excavation, blasting, gravel installation, paving, drainage features, and installation of utilities. Highway 3 was widened and new traffic control features were installed to manage the increase in traffic to the facility. The project included several challenges, including careful monitoring of settlement and installation of geosynthetic layers to manage the risks of constructing road immediately above an existing mine shaft from an abandoned coal mine and adjacent to a sensitive wetland.




Project Scope
Excavate 162,000 m3 of soil and debris from the construction site
Remove 55,000 m3 of rock from the construction area
Place 30,150 mt of aggregate (crushed stone or gravel) in the project
2,400 mt of asphalt for paving roads and other surfaces
Install 10,000 m2 of riprap to protect against erosion
Install 4 kms of telecommunication lines and 2 kms of gas pipelines underground
Improve a highway intersection by adding lanes, traffic lights, AWF signals, streetlights, and signage
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