Rio Tinto Modernization
As a subcontractor to IDL Projects Ltd., Delwisch provided construction surveyors, and AutoCAD Civil 3D Technicians to assist in the layout, construction and extensive digital documentation of the As-Built services within the project site.
As the lead survey and materials testing consultant, we worked with the general contractor to reconstruct the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure’s main bridge on Hwy 37A into to Stewart BC. The Project consisted of the demolition of an existing bridge, construction of a 51 meter, clear span bridge and removal of a detour bridge. This includes the installation of steel pipe piles, erection of structural steel, precast concrete members, deck panels, pile caps and bridge parapets, using instream diversions. 9,000 cu m riprap will be drilled and blasted to provide protection for the guide banks and road works associated with the realignment and widening of the approaches.
The Kitimat Modernization Project (KMP) is a multi-billion dollar project for the modernization of the 60 year-old Kitimat smelter. It is one of the largest private construction projects in British Columbia’s history. KMP will increase the smelter’s previous production capacity by 48 per cent to approximately 420,000 tonnes per year.
