Project Details

Location: Fort Hills, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

Time Frame: May 2021 – September 2021

Project Value: $21,200,000

Contract Type: Unit Rate

Services Rendered: Oil & Gas Construction

Project Summary

To facilitate the mining of valuable oilsand that lay below their existing main ore haul road, our client contracted Morgan to construct a 4.4 kilometer, 45m wide haul road that would serve as the new main artery for their fleet of 400T haul trucks for the next 10 years. A delayed start on the project compressed the already strict schedule, however Morgan successfully managed changes that arose from an incomplete design, material shortages, and unforeseen infrastructure conflicts to provide a completed project ahead of the required completion date. While working on this scope we handled over 1.5 million m³ of sand and aggregates, and installed nearly 1500 lineal meters of large diameter carbon steel pipe culverts to strict quality standards.

Project Scope

• Excavated and prepared 450,000 m³ of the subgrade

• Placed common fill and aggregates, including:

  • 750,000 m³ of sand/common fill

  • 300,000 m³ of pitrun

  • 150,000 m³ of 40mm crushed aggregate

• Installed 1,481 lm of 48” diameter carbon steel pipe for culverts and cable sleeves

• Installed 117,000 m² of geotextiles, geogrids, and geo-composites

• Excavation of sumps, ditches, and establishment of berms 185,000 m³

• Prepared and managed borrow materials, including dewatering

• During execution, we encountered several engineering challenges that resulted in the submission of over 75 requests for information. We were instrumental in providing design support in the development of solutions