Photo Gallery on Squamish Chief
Site C Construction - Fall 2019
A look at Site C dam construction on the Peace River outside Fort St. John, from fall 2019.
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The eastern end of the Cache Creek segment of Highway 29, December 2019. This section of highway will be replaced with a new two-lane, 4.6 kilometre highway, including a 600-metre bridge.
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This portion of Highway 29 realignment at Cache Creek West is four kilometres long and will be paved by July 2020. Combined, the Cache Creek highway segments total 8.6 kilometres.
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BC Hydro
Power line technicians clip conductors into the new transmission line insulator assembly at Site C, December 2019.
Towers with stringing complete as part of a new 75-kilometre transmission line for Site C, December 2019.
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BC Hydro
Spruce and pine logs are stacked in Site C reservoir to be shipped to lumber mills, December 2019.
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BC Hydro
Excavations in the two Peace River diversion tunnels at Site C were substantially completed in late December. The tunnels are temporarily coated with shotcrete until the permanent concrete liner is installed.
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BC Hydro
This tower crane has a lifting capacity of 64 tonnes and travels on rails to lift and install the penstock sections, November 2019.
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BC Hydro
Construction of the intake gate of penstock unit 3 at Site C, November 2019.
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Preparing rebar dowels for grouting in the spillway stilling basin at Site C, which will anchor the slabs to the roller-compacted concrete. About 8,000 dowels will be installed at depths between four to 13 metres in the concrete below.
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Penstock units 1, 2, and 3 being installed near the powerhouse at Site C, November 2019.
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BC Hydro
Installation of the penstocks at Site continues, November 2019. There are six penstock sections remaining for the installation of unit 1. Each unit has 14 segments.
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BC Hydro
Inside the coupling chamber, where a penstock transitions into the spiral case before entering the turbine, November 2019.
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BC Hydro
Scaffolding is installed inside a penstock to allow access around the circumference of the unit to weld sections together, November 2019.
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BC Hydro
Construction of the Site C powerhouse continues with installation of penstock units at the top of the structure, November 2019.
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BC Hydro
View of the tunnel inlet portal at Site C, with the inlet bypass road and diversion structures under construction, November 2019.
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BC Hydro
A slip form places concrete inside one of two diversion tunnels at Site C, November 2019.
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BC Hydro
Excavation of the lower half of two diversion tunnels, November 2019.
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BC Hydro
Construction of the first section of the penstock transition piece, which connects to the concrete intake structure, October 2019.
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Penstock units 1, 2, and 3, in varying stages of construction, October 2019.
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BC Hydro
Looking over the intakes of the penstocks at Site C, October 2019.
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The square, white collar around the penstock is an external scaffolding to protect welders while they join the seams. More than 40% of the welding is complete and 13 of 18 pieces needed for this penstrock are on site and in position, October 2019.
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BC Hydro
Rebar being delivered at the Site C intake area, where it will be used to reinforce the concrete intake structures, October 2019. More than 5,000 tons of rebar will be installed in six intake structures.
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BC Hydro
A worker insulates the steps and slope of the powerhouse buttress at Site C, October 2019. As it gets colder outside it is necessary to reduce the temperature difference between the core and the surface of the concrete to prevent cracking.
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BC Hydro
Back channel enhancement project created approximately two hectares of new wetted fish habitat. Areas with water fluctuations are filled in to prevent fish stranding. Engingeered logjams provide rearing habitat for juvenile fish, October 2019.
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The channel enhancement project will provide new habitat for mountain whitefish, bull trout, and rainbow trout, October 2019.
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BC Hydro
The Halfway River segment of the Highway 29 road alignment is four kilometres long, including a one-kilometre long bridge. Preparation work began in 2019 and completion is scheduled for 2022.
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BC Hydro
Constructing the modules for the super structure bridge, which crosses a back channel of the Peace River, October 2019.
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Launching of the super structure bridge off the causeway to an island, spanning the back channel of the Peace River, October 2019. The bridge will be used for clearing equipment access.
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BC Hydro
An aerial view of the main basin in the Golata Creek wetland as it nears completion, October 2019.
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BC Hydro
Levelling of sheet piles for the water control structure in the main basin of the Golata Creek wetland, October 2019.
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BC Hydro
