Bipole III – 500kV

Client: Manitoba Hydro

Length: 700 km

Completion Date: April 2018

Location: Manitoba, Canada

Scope/Description:

• 1400 structures – steel lattice towers, guyed and self-supporting
• Helicopter and conventional crane erection
• 4-bundle, 1590 Falcon ACSR with OPGW and OHSW
• Helical piles, cast-in-place concrete piles, micropiles, rock set and concrete mat foundations
• Right-of-way brushing and clearing
• Access road construction over 550 km
• Owner driven landowner mitigations required access matting at over 300 sites
• Establishment of remote camp accommodations
• First Nations engagement and landowner involvement for flow through benefits to local communities

Highlight:

A portion of line was constructed through the Tom Lamb Wildlife Management Area – a major breeding and staging area for waterfowl and habitat for moose, wolves, and black bears.