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  • Powerhouse and main service bay on the south bank. | December 2018
  • Spillway excavation and powerhouse buttress (foundation) on the south bank. | December 2018
  • Spillway excavation and powerhouse buttress (foundation) on the south bank. | December 2018
  • Diversion tunnel outlet portal and cofferdams on the north bank. | December 2018
  • Relocated surplus excavated material (RSEM) area on the north bank. | December 2018
  • Inlet portal for the diversion tunnels on the north bank. | December 2018
  • The conveyor belt corridor near the dam site: the conveyor to move materials from the 85th Avenue Industrial Lands to the dam site will be built along this right-of-way. | December 2018
  • Concrete being pumped into a coupling chamber at the powerhouse. | December 2018
  • Concrete being pumped into a coupling chamber at the powerhouse. | December 2018
  • Form lift at the main service bay. | December 2018
  • Workers installing rebar in the main service bay. | December 2018
  • Workers installing rebar at the main service bay. | December 2018
  • Concrete truck at one of the on-site concrete batch plants on the south bank. | December 2018
  • One of four roadheaders being used to excavate the diversion tunnels. | December 2018
December 2018
14 Photos
  • Start of highway realignment work at Cache Creek West | October 2018
  • North bank, looking downstream | October 2018
  • North bank, looking upstream | October 2018
  • South bank, looking downstream | October 2018
  • Generating station and spillways construction team standing in the future powerhouse (unit 1) | October 2018
October 2018
5 Photos
  • Receiving riprap from West Pine Quarry at Septimus Siding | September 2018
  • Roller-compacted concrete buttress for the powerhouse and construction of powerhouse units | September 2018
  • Work on the diversion tunnel inlet portal | September 2018
  • Sorting and storing aggregates | September 2018
  • Trucks at a concrete batch plant on the south bank | September 2018
  • Powerhouse construction area with tower crane | September 2018
  • Powerhouse construction area | September 2018
  • Placing concrete for the service bay | September 2018
September 2018
8 Photos
  • Powerhouse buttress and main service bay pad, looking upstream | August 2018
  • Approach channel excavation on the south bank | August 2018
  • Main service bay pad and powerhouse buttress construction on the south bank | August 2018
  • The GSS civil works batch plant and crusher | August 2018
  • Installation of a tower crane at the powerhouse on the south bank | August 2018
  • Installation of the base of a tower crane at the powerhouse | August 2018
  • Formwork for the powerhouse draft tubes tailrace on the south bank | August 2018
  • Shotcrete application in the south bank drainage tunnel | August 2018
  • Shotcrete application in the south bank drainage tunnel | August 2018
  • Transformer assembly at the substation site | August 2018
  • Concrete pedestals and concrete being poured in forms for the substation | August 2018
  • Substation control building steel structure on the south bank | August 2018
August 2018
12 Photos
  • Installation of concrete for the south bank tailrace wall | July 2018
  • Excavation for the south bank spillway buttress | July 2018
  • Concrete pouring for the south bank powerhouse buttress | July 2018
  • South bank phase 2 crusher plant | July 2018
  • Excavating the spillway buttress area on the south bank | July 2018
  • Testing concrete on the south bank | July 2018
  • Trial concrete placement on the south bank | July 2018
  • Transformer delivery to the substation | July 2018
July 2018
8 Photos
  • North bank excavation and shotcrete placement, looking downstream | June 2018
  • North bank shotcrete placement | June 2018
  • North bank cofferdams, looking south | June 2018
  • North bank dredging, looking downstream | June 2018
  • Pouring concrete forms for the substation on the south bank | June 2018
  • South bank batch plant and aggregate material storage | June 2018
  • R6 laydown area and drainage tunnel on the south bank | June 2018
  • RCC stilling basin construction on the south bank | June 2018
  • Placement of steel girders for the powerhouse buttress on the south bank | June 2018
  • South bank spillway buttress excavation | June 2018
  • RCC placement and shotcrete application at the spillway buttress on the south bank | June 2018
  • South bank phase 2 crusher | June 2018
  • South bank phase 2 crusher | June 2018
June 2018
13 Photos
  • AFDE office set up on the north bank (area 33) | May 2018
  • Levelling AFDE’s office and laydown area on the south bank (R6) | May 2018
  • North bank inlet portal cofferdam, cofferdam and outlet portal cofferdam | May 2018
  • RCC placement on the south bank tailrace wall | May 2018
  • powerhouse buttress | May 2018
  • RCC placement on the south bank for the powerhouse buttress | May 2018
  • Conveyor belt components being delivered to the 85th Ave Industrial Lands | May 2018
  • Conveyor belt components being delivered to the 85th Ave Industrial Lands | May 2018
  • South bank phase 2 crusher | May 2018
  • South bank approach channel, powerhouse buttress and spillway buttress | May 2018
  • South bank powerhouse buttress and spillway buttress, looking downstream | May 2018
  • North bank excavation, looking upstream | May 2018
May 2018
12 Photos
  • North bank shotcrete placement above inlet portal | April 2018
  • North bank shotcrete placement for the inlet portal | April 2018
  • In-river works (dredging) | April 2018
  • In-river works | April 2018
  • North bank excavation, looking west | April 2018
  • North bank excavation haul road | April 2018
  • South bank RCC area | April 2018
  • South bank RCC area | April 2018
  • South bank insulation placement on the face of the RCC | April 2018
  • South bank R6 laydown area | April 2018
  • South bank crusher plant 2 and aggregate stock piles | April 2018
  • South bank work in the RCC area | April 2018
  • Concrete batch plants and aggregate stockpile on the south bank | April 2018
  • North bank trailer delivery and set-up for AFDE offices | April 2018
  • North bank trailer delivery and set-up for AFDE offices | April 2018
  • North bank trailer delivery and set-up for AFDE offices | April 2018
April 2018
16 Photos
  • Drainage tunnel on the south bank | March 2018
  • A tram used for hauling materials in the drainage tunnel on the south bank | March 2018
  • Specialized equipment for unloading railcars at Septimus siding on the south bank | March 2018
  • Septimus siding on the south bank | March 2018
  • Aerial view of the crushing plant and stockpiles on the south bank | March 2018
  • Aerial view of the powerhouse buttress on the south bank | March 2018
  • In-river works on the north bank | March 2018
March 2018
7 Photos
  • North Bank excavation, facing northeast | February 2018
  • Aerial view of the north bank with cofferdam and excavation, facing northwest | February 2018
  • North bank excavation, viewed from the south bank | February 2018
  • Aerial view of the south bank, facing northwest with the crusher plant in foreground | February 2018
  • Aerial view of the south bank , with generating station and spillways aggregate area | February 2018
  • North bank excavation - a Hitachi 1900 is loading a 773 rock truck | February 2018
  • North Road maintenance on the north bank | February 2018
February 2018
7 Photos
  • Merchantable timber being transported to local mills | January 2018
  • Installing conveyor equipment at the approach channel and powerhouse buttress on the south bank | January 2018
  • Installing conveyor equipment at the approach channel and powerhouse buttress on the south bank | January 2018
  • Transporting and installing conveyor equipment on the south bank | January 2018
  • Aerial view of the roller-compacted-concrete buttress on the south bank | January 2018
  • The turbines and generators contractor mobilizing material and equipment to their work area | January 2018
  • The turbines and generators contractor delivering equipment to their work area | January 2018
  • The turbines and generators contractor delivering equipment to their work area | January 2018
January 2018
8 Photos
  • Blasting at West Pine Quarry | December 2017
  • Hauling material on the south bank | December 2017
December 2017
2 Photos
  • Security fencing at 85th Avenue | November 2017
  • Aerial view of the north bank, with starter dyke and cofferdams | November 2017
  • Aerial view of the north bank, with cofferdams and laydown area, looking southeast | November 2017
  • Aerial view of the north bank, with cofferdams and laydown area, looking east | November 2017
  • Batch plant area on the south bank | November 2017
  • Aerial view of the south bank, with relocated surplus excavated material areas | November 2017
  • Area view of the south bank, looking west | November 2017
  • Aerial view of the south bank, with the powerhouse and spillway buttress and approach channel excavation | November 2017
  • West Pine Quarry | November 2017
  • West Pine Quarry | November 2017
  • Drilling at West Pine Quarry | November 2017
  • Turbines and generators contractor assembling equipment at their work area | November 2017
  • Turbines and generator contractor assembling equipment at their work area | November 2017
November 2017
13 Photos
  • Dredging of the river on the north bank | October 2017
  • View of a completed slope in a laydown area on the north bank, with silt fencing installed and hydro seeding completed to prevent erosion | October 2017
  • Security fencing at 85th Avenue | October 2017
  • Completed upgrades to 271 Road | October 2017
  • Aerial view of south bank excavation | October 2017
  • Designated area for aggregate stockpiles on the south bank | October 2017
  • Workers at the designated area for aggregate stockpiles on the south bank | October 2017
  • Completed upgrades to Old Fort Road | October 2017
October 2017
8 Photos
  • Work on the closure channel in the L3 Gully on the north bank | September 2017
  • Slope stabilization above the closure channel in the L3 Gully on the north bank | September 2017
  • Inclined section of the L3 Gully above closure channel on the north bank | September 2017
  • Completed upper inclined portion of the closure channel in the L3 Gully on the north bank | September 2017
  • Ongoing excavation on the north bank, facing southwest towards the Moberly River | September 2017
  • Aerial view of the inlet cofferdam, the south bank excavation, and Moberly River | September 2017
  • Aerial view of the relocated surplus excavation material area on the south bank | September 2017
  • Curing roller-compacted concrete at the stilling basin on the south bank | September 2017
  • Aerial view of the south bank excavation including the stilling basin and the powerhouse buttress | September 2017
  • Roller-compacted concrete placement at the stilling basin on the south bank | September 2017
  • Work to decommission an abandoned wellbore on the south bank | September 2017
  • Aerial view of Septimus Siding on the south bank | September 2017
September 2017
12 Photos
  • Aerial view of the L3 Gully area on the north bank | August 2017
  • Aerial view of the north bank diversion inlet portal and dam core areas | August 2017
  • Tunneling equipment on the north bank | August 2017
  • North bank sediment pond | August 2017
  • Road upgrades on 271 Road | August 2017
  • South bank stilling basin construction | August 2017
August 2017
6 Photos
  • Aerial view of the excavation on the north bank | July 2017
  • Aggregate crushing equipment on the south bank | July 2017
  • Aggregate crushing facility on the south bank | July 2017
  • Aggregate crushing facility on the south bank | July 2017
July 2017
4 Photos
  • Road upgrades to 271 Road | June 2017
  • Road upgrades to Old Fort Road | June 2017
  • Site C viewpoint | June 2017
  • Site C viewpoint | June 2017
  • Aggregate crushing equipment on the south bank | June 2017
  • Aggregate crushing facility on the south bank | June 2017
  • Excavation for the south bank approach channel | June 2017
  • Rock slope stabilization at the stilling basin | June 2017
  • Roller compacted concrete conveyor construction at the south bank | June 2017
  • Aerial view of the stilling basin | June 2017
  • Inside the temporary on-site manufacturing facility for the turbines and generators | June 2017
  • Exterior view of the temporary on-site manufacturing facility for the turbines and generators | June 2017
June 2017
12 Photos
  • North bank excavation, looking south east | May 2017
  • North bank excavation, looking south east | May 2017
  • Geotechnical investigations on the north bank | May 2017
  • Completed Site C worker accommodation lodge | May 2017
  • On site road work on the north bank | May 2017
  • South bank approach channel and buttress excavation | May 2017
  • South bank approach channel and buttress excavation | May 2017
  • South bank cofferdam, excavation, and sediment storage area | May 2017
  • South bank excavation | May 2017
  • South bank drainage tunnel | May 2017
  • View of the site from the south bank | May 2017
  • The main civil works contractor’s south bank maintenance shop | May 2017
May 2017
12 Photos
  • Clearing on Tea Island | April 2017
  • Excavation for the foundations of the temporary manufacturing facility for the turbines and generators contractor | April 2017
  • Riprap placement along the south bank cofferdam | April 2017
April 2017
3 Photos
  • Grading and building the Septimus Road – Right Bank looking north | March 2017
  • Grading and building the Septimus Road – Right Bank looking north | March 2017
  • Moving waste material over the Moberly Bridge | March 2017
  • Moving waste material over the Moberly Bridge | March 2017
  • This view is looking downstream and north and the Bridge is extending across the river channel to Tea Island | March 2017
  • This image is looking southwest Clearing and preparing Sub-station area. | March 2017
  • Aerial view of Toe Berm construction Left Bank looking downstream | March 2017
  • Aerial view over Toe Berm | March 2017
  • Aerial view looking upstream on LB at material removal on Toe Berm | March 2017
  • Aerial view looking upstream on LB at material removal on Toe Berm | March 2017
March 2017
10 Photos
  • These large stockpiles of aggregate at the batch plant will be used during the winter until crushing resumes in spring. | December 2019
  • The inlet at unit 1 intake with the first soffit pour of the roof section complete. | December 2019
  • View of the penstock units 1, 2 and 3 and the main service bay. | December 2019
  • A snowy, winter view of the powerhouse, main service bay and penstock units 1, 2 and 3. | December 2019
December 2019
4 Photos
  • Construction of the first section of the penstock transition piece which connects to the concrete intake structure. | October 2019
  • Penstock units 1, 2 and 3 in varying stages of construction. | October 2019
  • Looking over the intakes of the penstocks. | October 2019
  • The square, white collar around the penstock is an external scaffolding to protect welders while they join the seams. More than 40% of the welding is complete and 13 of 18 pieces needed for this penstock are on site and in position. | October 2019
  • Rebar is being delivered at the intake area where it will be used to reinforce the concrete intake structures. More than 5,000 tons of rebar will be installed in the six intake structures. | October 2019
  • A worker insulates the steps and slope of the powerhouse buttress. As it gets colder outside it is necessary to reduce the temperature difference between the core and the surface of the concrete to prevent cracking. | October 2019
  • The back channel enhancement project has created approximately 2 hectares of permanent new wetted fish habitat. Areas that will have water fluctuations have been filled in to prevent fish stranding. Engineered logjams provide additional rearing habitat for juvenile fish. | October 2019
  • The channel enhancement project will provide new habitat for mountain whitefish, bull trout and rainbow trout. | October 2019
  • The Halfway River segment of the Highway 29 road alignment is 4 km long, including a 1 km-long bridge. Preparation work began in 2019 and completion is scheduled for 2022. | October 2019
  • Constructing the modules for the super structure bridge which crosses a back channel of the Peace River. | October 2019
  • Launching of the super structure bridge off the causeway to an island, spanning the back channel of the Peace River. The bridge will be used for clearing equipment access. | October 2019
  • A north west panorama view of the dam site. | October 2019
  • An aerial view of the main basin in the Golata Creek wetland as it nears completion. | October 2019
October 2019
13 Photos
  • The core trenches are excavated on the right and left banks to provide the foundation for the earthfill dam’s impermeable core. | September 2019
  • An aerial look at the dam core trench on the south bank. | September 2019
  • A ramp is constructed to provide access for trucks onto the spillway buttress to deposit roller-compacted concrete. | September 2019
  • Roller-compacted concrete is placed on the spillway buttress, with the powerhouse in the background. | September 2019
  • On-site batch plants supply Site C with conventional and roller-compacted concrete. | September 2019
  • A 200-tonne concrete block is used to test the powerhouse bridge cranes before use. | September 2019
  • An aerial view of the right bank shows the powerhouse, intakes and spillways. | September 2019
  • The blue arm is a concrete-placing boom used for pouring concrete into the coupling chamber of generating unit 2. | September 2019
  • These large openings are called draft tubes. After the water passes through the turbines and generators, it will flow through these passages into the tailrace and back into the river. | September 2019
  • A chain-up area at the top of Old Fort Road is constructed for large trucks to safely park and install or remove chains needed for winter driving conditions. | September 2019
September 2019
10 Photos
  • A panorama view overlooking the intake units which are components that will allow water to flow in from the reservoir. | August 2019
  • A penstock segment travels across the temporary Peace River construction bridge to its final destination at the powerhouse. | August 2019
  • Penstock units take shape above the Site C generating station. | August 2019
  • This penstock welding enclosure fits over a penstock unit so workers can weld the penstock segment joints in a weather-protected space. | August 2019
  • Construction of the unit 1 coupling chamber will connect the penstock to the turbine at the base of the powerhouse. | August 2019
  • The unit 3 intake is being constructed to control the flow of water from the future reservoir into the penstocks and generating station. | August 2019
  • The spillway buttress will provide a stable foundation for Site C’s two mechanical spillways and one auxiliary spillway. The spillways will allow the passage of extra large volumes of water from the reservoir into the river channel downstream. | August 2019
  • Construction of the temporary fish passage facility on the north bank, near the outlet portal of the diversion tunnels. | August 2019
August 2019
8 Photos
  • Assembling 500 kV transmission tower | February 2019
  • Maintenance on Area A crushing equipment | February 2019
  • Generating station and spillway contractor’s (AFDE) batch plant for concrete production. | February 2019
  • Excavation of the spillway foundation | February 2019
  • Powerhouse main service bay and overview of L2 laydown area looking southwest | February 2019
  • Installation of draft tube form work for Unit 1 | February 2019
  • Looking down on Unit 3 draft tube formwork | February 2019
  • Harris Rebar workers reviewing drawings for the main service bay area. | February 2019
  • Looking northeast from the main service bay where rebar is being installed. | February 2019
  • The bottom section of a spiral case being welded by a robot welder by LAR at the Voith shop on site. | February 2019
February 2019
10 Photos
  • A penstock piece is lowered into place as part of the penstock installation for Unit 2. | December 2020
  • Rebar installation under way at the lower spillway. | December 2020
  • Concrete placements are under way on the powerhouse intake structures for Unit 1and Unit 3. | December 2020
  • Units 1, 2, 3 and 4 are ready for turbine installation inside the powerhouse. | December 2020
  • An view from the Site C north bank overlooking the the downstream cofferdam (left), the upstream rockfill berm (centre-right), and head pond (right). | December 2020
  • Preparations are underway for the construction of the Cache Creek diversion channel as part of the Highway 29 realignment. | December 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • An aerial view of the new Lynx Creek embankment on Highway 29. | December 2020
  • Halfway River bridge piers with girders are installed between the fourth and seventh bridge piers. | December 2020
  • The first turbine runners arrive in Prince Rupert from São Paulo, Brazil. | December 2020
December 2020
11 Photos
  • The first girder is installed at the Halfway River bridge on November 18, 2020. | November 2020
  • Pier 11 (out of 12) of the Halfway River bridge under construction. | November 2020
  • Five of the 12 piers for the new Halfway River bridge (on Highway 29) have been completed. | November 2020
  • A panoramic view shows clearing underway at the Farrell Creek segment of the Highway 29 realignment. | November 2020
  • 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
  • Workers attach a bald eagle nest structure to an 18-metre-long pole. | November 2020
  • The basket is lined with twigs to attract bald eagles, who will complete the nest. | November 2020
  • The 18-metre-long pole is hoisted into position and the base is encased in a concrete foundation. | November 2020
  • 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
  • Drilling underway for bridge pier installation at Dry Creek. | November 2020
  • 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
November 2020
11 Photos
  • Looking upstream at the diverted Peace River, and the completed upstream and downstream cofferdams. | October 2020
  • An aerial view of the south bank dam core trench looking north across the closed Peace River. | October 2020
  • An aerial view of the Site C powerhouse, penstocks and intakes. | October 2020
  • The completed upstream cofferdam diverts the Peace River around the main dam construction area through two tunnels in the river’s north bank. | October 2020
  • An aerial view shows the Site C intakes, penstocks and powerhouse under construction. | October 2020
  • Up to nine cranes are being used to build the Site C powerhouse and install the six penstocks. | October 2020
October 2020
6 Photos
  • Positioning stoplog lifting beam into position to remove a stoplog segment from the diversion tunnel 2 outlet following leakage testing. | September 2020
  • One of eight stoplog segments (each weighing 24,000 kg) being removed and stored. | September 2020
  • Overview of Left Bank core trench excavation. | September 2020
  • Removing the inlet portal coffer dam. | September 2020
  • The Cache Creek West Highway 29 realignment section is complete and requires final paving. | September 2020
  • The new Halfway River bridge, with nine of 12 piers under construction. | September 2020
September 2020
6 Photos
  • Filling the inlet cofferdam in preparation for the diversion tunnel gates leakage testing. | August 2020
  • Filling the outlet cofferdam to leakage test the diversion tunnel 2 stoplogs. | August 2020
  • Monitoring the stoplog leakage rate at the diversion tunnel 2 outlet. A stoplog is a type of bulkhead gate that, when used in sets, acts as a temporary closure of openings on various types of structures. | August 2020
  • The completed temporary fishway. | August 2020
  • Sorting table and chutes to the fish transport tank. | August 2020
  • Debris booms are in position upstream of the inlet portal to help manage debris woody debris the Peace River. | August 2020
  • The main basin of the Golata Creek wetland – completed in October 2019 – fills with water. | August 2020
  • A helicopter installs the sock line on the 500 kilovolt transmission towers near Peace Canyon Dam. | August 2020
  • The helicopter completes the sock line installation on a free standing 500 kilovolt transmission tower near the Peace Canyon switchyard. | August 2020
  • The completed Cache Creek East embankment on Highway 29. | August 2020
  • The highway approach on the east side of the new Halfway River bridge is under construction. | August 2020
  • The highway approach on the east side of the new Halfway River bridge is under construction. | August 2020
  • Aggregate is stockpiled for the Highway 29 realignment at Lynx Creek West. | August 2020
  • Dam core materials from the 85th Avenue Industrial Lands are transported by a conveyor system to the dam site. | August 2020
August 2020
14 Photos
  • Overview of north bank showing the inlet portal channel and structures. | July 2020
  • Finishing work on the concrete liner of the diversion tunnel. | July 2020
  • Finishing work on the concrete liner of the diversion tunnel. | July 2020
  • Stilling basin weir under construction at the spillway. This structure dissipates the water’s energy before it flows downstream into the Peace River. | July 2020
  • Looking upstream at the intake structure and penstock for unit 6 under construction. | July 2020
  • Intake structures and penstocks 1, 2 and 3 (right to left), in progress. | July 2020
  • View of the spillway headworks, stilling basin, intakes, penstocks and powerhouse. | July 2020
  • View of the powerhouse, intakes and penstocks. | July 2020
  • Upper bend of the unit 3 penstock. | July 2020
  • Roadway embankment construction upstream of Dry Creek. | July 2020
  • The gravel extraction area between Gates Island and Dry Creek is being used to construct the highway embankment upstream of Dry Creek. | July 2020
  • BC Hydro is working with Blueberry River First Nation to construct artificial dens (also called hibernacula) to help reduce the effects of the Site C project on garter snakes. | July 2020
  • The snake dens are about three metres wide and six metres long, filled with rock for snakes to hide in, and covered with soil for insulation through the winter. | July 2020
  • Completed snake den. | July 2020
July 2020
14 Photos
  • The protection and control cabinets at the Site C substation provide remote monitoring for equipment status and control of the substation. | June 2020
  • Workers connect a transformer for the Peace Region Electrical Supply (PRES) system – located at the Site C substation. | June 2020
  • Highway 29 realignment at Halfway River showing bridge pier construction and site preparation for the abutment. | June 2020
  • Highway 29 realignment at Halfway River, where nine of the 12 bridge piers are under construction. | June 2020
  • Highway 29 realignment work at Lynx Creek. | June 2020
June 2020
5 Photos
  • The Site C worker accommodation lodge expansion added 450 new beds. | May 2020
  • Cofferdam construction is underway in-river on the north bank. | May 2020
  • The completed diversion tunnels outlet portals on the north bank and temporary fishway (pictured lower right) nearing completion. | May 2020
  • North bank overview of the completed diversion tunnel inlets, with channel, inlet cofferdam, portals and gate structures. | May 2020
  • View of the Site C substation down the transmission line right-of-way with the completed tower installations. | May 2020
  • Gravel extraction and embankment construction on the Highway 29 realignment near Dry Creek. | May 2020
May 2020
6 Photos
  • This slope has been flattened to remove excess material to ensure stability and will be the future left bank of the earthfill dam. | April 2020
  • Looking west over the worker accommodation lodge. | April 2020
  • This conveyor belt will bring material from the 85th Ave industrial lands on Old Fort Rd. to the dam site. | April 2020
  • View of the diversion inlet portal on the north bank. | April 2020
  • Ongoing work on the gate structures at the diversion tunnel outlet portal. | April 2020
  • View of the south bank dam core trench facing the north bank dam core trench. | April 2020
  • The 500 kV circuit breaker poles at the substation are assembled and ready for testing and commissioning. | April 2020
  • The first three of two hundred 500kV towers on 5L6 are installed in the right-of-way leaving the Site C substation. | April 2020
  • Construction of the Highway 29 realignment segment at Halfway River. | April 2020
  • The Lynx Creek segment cleared for construction for the Highway 29 alignment. | April 2020
  • View of the causeway between Gates Island and Dry Island. | April 2020
  • A downstream view of the causeway at Gates Island and Dry Island. | April 2020
  • The lower rip-rap stockpile area at the bottom of Portage Mountain. | April 2020
  • An aerial view of the main basin at the restored Golata Creek wetlands. | April 2020
  • The earthen dam in the main basin in the restored Golata Creek wetlands allows control of the water level. | April 2020
  • Receiving a delivery of rip-rap at the Septimus rail siding. | April 2020
  • A side-dump truck is loaded with rip-rap to haul and stockpile on site for river diversion. | April 2020
  • The intake gates for units 1, 2 and 3 – viewed left to right facing the north bank. The main service bay, structural steel assembly, and powerhouse and generating station are in the centre of the photo. | April 2020
  • A view from the upstream end of the powerhouse and generating station. | April 2020
  • Construction continues on the structural steel building of the powerhouse over units 1 and 2. The blue beams support the crane rails for the powerhouse bridge crane. | April 2020
  • Tower crane 3 is in the foreground. It is used to lift penstock rings into place to be welded together. Penstock unit 3 and unit 1 can be seen behind the crane. | April 2020
  • Looking east across the mouth of the Moberly River at the completed log debris boom structure. | April 2020
  • Panorama of Site C taken from the north bank facing the south bank. | April 2020
  • An aerial view of the upstream area of the inlet portal on the north bank. | April 2020
April 2020
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  • Halfway River section of the Highway 29 realignment. | March 2020
  • Preparation underway for driving bridge piles at Halfway River for the Highway 29 realignment. | March 2020
  • Developing an aggregate source near Lynx Creek for the Highway 29 road realignment. The white bags are filled with aggregate and stored for use as shoreline protection. | March 2020
  • View of the causeway that provides access to the nearby island for aggregate extraction to construct the Lynx Creek Highway 29 realignment. | March 2020
  • As part of transmission line installation, a helicopter pulls the sock line through the traveller, like a pulley. | March 2020
March 2020
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  • Aerial view of the powerhouse and generating station, facing north towards the left bank. | February 2020
  • An aerial view of powerhouse, generating station and spillway construction. | February 2020
  • The completed inlet structure for diversion tunnel two stands 30.5 metres, or nearly 10 stories high. | February 2020
  • Panorama view of site from the north bank facing southeast. | February 2020
  • Site preparation is underway along Highway 29 at Halfway River for construction of 3.7 kilometres of new highway and a 1-km long bridge. | February 2020
  • Piles are being installed across the Moberly River to catch floating debris during river diversion. Debris booms will also be installed across the Moberly River, as well as the Peace River. | February 2020
February 2020
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  • A concrete placement takes place at the intake area of the powerhouse. So far, approximately 117,400 m3 of a total of 683,000 m3 of conventional concrete has been placed at the generating station and spillways. | January 2020
  • Penstock construction of units 1, 2 and 3 progresses. | January 2020
January 2020
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  • The first steel girders are installed for the Cache Creek bridge. | December 2021
  • Wet curing and parapet heating, which will protect the surface of the Highway 29 Dry Creek bridge, is underway. | December 2021
  • Steel girder installation complete for the Highway 29 Lynx Creek bridge. | December 2021
  • Placing riprap and filter cloth to protect the Hudson’s Hope shoreline. | December 2021
  • A worker tightens formwork with a 36-inch pipe wrench at the spillway wall. | December 2021
  • Shoring at intake unit 6 and insulation at the transition block. | December 2021
  • Rebar, formwork and hoardings at intake unit 4. | December 2021
  • Inside the powerhouse, spiral cases unit 1 to 6 are in varying stages of construction. | December 2021
  • The spillways, powerhouse, and tailrace. | December 2021
  • The powerhouse and tailrace. Crews recently completed construction of the powerhouse building; attention now turns to finishing the installation of the turbine-embedded parts and interior fixtures. | December 2021
  • The east stilling basin and a downstream view of the spillway headworks. | December 2021
  • Crews drill a hole to enable placement of the last foundation enhancement pile in the east stilling basin. | December 2021
  • Crews prepare to lift a triple-girder section at the Cache Creek bridge realignment on Highway 29. | December 2021
  • Crews place girders for bridge piers on the Cache Creek bridge along Highway 29.| December 2021
  • The first girders are placed on the Cache Creek bridge along Highway 29.| December
  • Preparing the slope at the Cache Creek bridge realignment on Highway 29. | December 2021
  • A crane at the Cache Creek bridge realignment construction site prepares to install girders. | December 2021
  • The mid-point of the Hudson’s Hope shoreline protection berm. | December 2021
  • Aerial of the DA Thomas Rd. along the Hudson’s Hope shoreline protection berm. | December 2021
  • A north-facing panorama shows the dam core buttress, intakes and spillway structures overlooking the dam core trench. | December
  • Excavating the lower benches of the approach channel. | December 2021
  • View of the tower crane at the spillway headworks. | December 2021
December 2021
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  • A pier is tarped to protect the transition cone on the Cache Creek bridge.
  • Steel girder installation is complete on the Lynx Creek bridge. | November 2021
  • A lift of rebar is lowered at intake unit 6.
  • A lift of rebar is received and unhooked from the crane.
  • An overview of the dam core, where work continues on the upstream dam shell.
  • Approximately three metres of fill material is spread over the compacted glacial till layer to stop frost from penetrating through.
  • Dismantling the temporary access ramp to the dam and core buttress that was used for roller-compacted concrete placement.
  • Panorama of the Site C construction site, looking downstream.
  • The Peace River debris collection boom and barge have been removed from the river for the winter. Both will be reinstalled in the spring.
  • A temporary ramp allows equipment to reach the higher areas of the left bank core trench abutment to complete the grouting curtain.
  • A side view of the temporary access ramp at the left core trench abutment that allows equipment to grout the higher elevations of the abutment.
  • The remaining four (of six) Site C turbine runners arrived from São Paulo, Brazil, at the Port of Prince Rupert on November 19, 2021. | November 2021
  • An upstream view of the Site C construction site. | November 2021
  • A temporary ramp is installed higher on the left bank core trench abutment to enable completion of the grout curtain. | November 2021
  • Construction of the upstream shell of the dam. | November 2021
  • Spiral case installation inside the powerhouse.| November 2021
  • Spiral case assembly is underway on generating unit 4. | November 2021
  • Unit 6 draft tube cone. | November 2021
  • The Site C penstock units in varying stages of construction. | November 2021
  • Staging the external welding platform on penstock unit 4. | November 2021
  • Northwest view of the approach channel excavation. | November 2021
  • Approach channel | November 2021
November 2021
22 Photos
  • Roller compacted concrete buttress
  • Highway 29 at Farrell Creek East
  • Holes are bored in the spillway area for the eventual installation of piles as part of the right bank foundation enhancement project. | October 2021
  • This auger drill, nicknamed “dragon’s teeth,” is used to drill holes for the right bank foundation enhancements. | October 2021