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Site C Construction - Fall 2020
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Halfway River bridge piers with girders are installed between the fourth and seventh bridge piers, December 2020.
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BC Hydro
The first turbine runners arrive in Prince Rupert from Sao Paulo, Brazil, December 2020.
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BC Hydro
Grading work is underway on the Lynx Creek west segment of the Highway 29 realignment. This segment covers 8 kilometres of highway and includes a new bridge, causeway and embankment, December 2020.
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BC Hydro
Drilling and piling work is in progress for pier 2 of the Dry Creek segment of Highway 29 realignment. The new segment includes the design and construction of 1.5 km of new highway and a 158-metre-long bridge at Dry Creek, December 2020.
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BC Hydro
An aerial view of the new Lynx Creek embankment on Highway 29, December 2020.
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BC Hydro
BC Hydro is constructing around 40 new eagle nesting platforms near the shoreline of the future Site C reservoir. The bald eagle nest structures are made with a steel basket that is attached to an 18-metre-long pole, November 2020.
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BC Hydro
Workers attach a bald eagle nest structure to an 18-metre-long pole, November 2020.
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BC Hydro
The basket is lined with twigs to attract bald eagles, who will complete the nest, November 2020.
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BC Hydro
The 18-metre-long pole is hoisted into position and the base is encased in a concrete foundation, November 2020.
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BC Hydro
Aggregate material is excavated and moved to Site C from the 85th Avenue Industrial Lands, next to the City of Fort St. John, via a five-kilometre-long conveyor, November 2020.
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BC Hydro
Drilling underway for bridge pier installation at Dry Creek, November 2020.
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BC Hydro
An aerial view of the in-river works for shoreline protection at the bottom of the D.A. Thomas Road in Hudson’s Hope, November 2020.
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BC Hydro
Five of the 12 piers for the new Halfway River bridge on Highway 29 have been completed, November 2020.
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BC Hydro
Pier 11 of 12 at the Halfway River bridge under construction, November 2020.
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BC Hydro
A panoramic view shows clearing underway at the Farrell Creek segment of the Highway 29 realignment, November 2020.
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BC Hydro
An aerial view of the south bank dam core trench looking north across the closed Peace River, October 2020.
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BC Hydro
An aerial view shows the Site C intakes, penstocks, and powerhouse under construction, October 2020.
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BC Hydro
Up to nine cranes are being used to build the Site C powerhouse and install the six penstocks, October 2020.
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BC Hydro
An aerial view of the Site C powerhouse, penstocks and intakes, October 2020.
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BC Hydro
