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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