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

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