The ISL team enabled constant communication with project team members that included MOTI geotechnical engineers, hydrotechnical consultants, maintenance contractor, and third-party stakeholders to meet the condensed schedule, staying ahead of changing ground conditions.

To support MOTI’s objective of “building back better”, the team engaged with the hydrotechnical consultant and MOTI geotechnical engineers to determine which infrastructure to design for increased resiliency. This included upsizing culverts, assessing highway elevations for overtopping, and accommodating revetments and slope armoring.

Regular site reconnaissance was critical to capturing scope related to the Response Phase works, including upstream culvert changes, repair of pavements due to rock blasting during response phase, and installation of barriers and other features to increase safety along the corridor due to changed conditions.

To facilitate expedited construction and environmental windows, the team worked with MOTI and the maintenance contractor to develop a phased construction approach to complete early culvert works and other work that impacted the ongoing in-stream rock armouring and river works.

Further collaboration was required between the construction contractor, MOTI, field services team, and ISL to incorporate additional survey data, ground condition updates, and scope changes due to infrastructure repairs or upgrades from Enbridge and Rogers throughout construction.

The ISL team enabled constant communication with project team members that included MOTI geotechnical engineers, hydrotechnical consultants, maintenance contractor, and third-party stakeholders to meet the condensed schedule, staying ahead of changing ground conditions.

To support MOTI’s objective of “building back better”, the team engaged with the hydrotechnical consultant and MOTI geotechnical engineers to determine which infrastructure to design for increased resiliency. This included upsizing culverts, assessing highway elevations for overtopping, and accommodating revetments and slope armoring.

Regular site reconnaissance was critical to capturing scope related to the Response Phase works, including upstream culvert changes, repair of pavements due to rock blasting during response phase, and installation of barriers and other features to increase safety along the corridor due to changed conditions.

To facilitate expedited construction and environmental windows, the team worked with MOTI and the maintenance contractor to develop a phased construction approach to complete early culvert works and other work that impacted the ongoing in-stream rock armouring and river works.

Further collaboration was required between the construction contractor, MOTI, field services team, and ISL to incorporate additional survey data, ground condition updates, and scope changes due to infrastructure repairs or upgrades from Enbridge and Rogers throughout construction.

The dedicated efforts of the team resulted in delivering a key piece of highway infrastructure with increased resiliency. The delivery of the project in such a short timeframe shows the industry’s ability to work together to deliver critical infrastructure under pressure, inclusive of other stakeholders and users. Strong collaboration, communication, teamwork, flexibility, and focused attention on a particular objective allowed this to be designed and constructed within the same season.