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Construction
of a new 48-kilometre, all-weather access road from
Provincial Road 391 to the construction site began August
11, 2006.
The
gravel-surfaced road has been built to high design and load standards to
accommodate the volumes, weights and sizes of materials that are transported to the dam site. Single and double corrugated
metal culverts have been used under the roadway at each of the nine
stream crossings. Gravel deposits
identified along the route were used for both road and generating
station construction.
Minimizing
environmental impact was an important consideration in route selection
and ongoing environmental monitoring was part of the construction
process. Also, as specified in the Project Development Agreement, traditional cultural ceremonies were held to mark significant milestones during construction, such as stream crossings.
Find out more about access road restrictions during project construction.
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